Remember when we all used to forge our own nails from bar stock?
Back in the 90s, my mentor in Kentucky had me making nails by hand every afternoon for a year. We'd cut, heat, head, and point each one, and a good day was maybe 60 nails. I switched to buying factory-made around 2005, not because I couldn't do it, but because the time cost got too high for most clients. The quality is super consistent now, but I do miss the feel of a perfectly formed nail you made yourself. Do any of you still hand-forge nails for special shoes, or is that skill pretty much gone from regular work?