I love making tongs. Something special about it. I still have the first pair I made years ago. Actually, the first pair I kept, many died still born before that. I look at them every now and then to remind myself how far I have progressed. Making tongs uses all the basic smithing techniques. Its a great exercise and you end up with something useful. Professional smiths sometimes say its not cost effective to make your own tongs when you could be making stuff to sell. I say thats their problem. Im doing this to have fun and making tongs rox
