Everything Mac Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 They look pretty good for holding chisels etc. just thought I'd share. Taken from here: http://gaatha.com/iron-tool-making/ All the best Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Those look like they might be darned handy for holding punches, chisels, etc. I'll give a pair or two a try. Interesting site nomadic descendants of Indian weapon smiths, driven out of cities by blacksmiths who didn't want the competition eh? Interesting story at least. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Scrap iron sourced from junk shops makes the raw material for these little sculptures. A small portable stove is used to heat the pieces of iron to a temperature that it can be beaten, bent and shaped into the required form. They do not use a huge forge, just a simple way to get the iron hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 yes small those blowers take a lot of effort they do not put out a lot of air, not like a champion 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 The tongs look like they could get a real good grip on a chisel. Something like a nut cracker - I guess you'd get an awful lot of leverage holding them that way. Anyhoo I thought you lot my appreciate it. All the best Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I, for one, appreciate it Andy. Like Frosty I think that those tongs would be an interesting type to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForgeMan32 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 looks like a nice big pair of nutcrackers. lol and i would say those would be quite simple to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Interesting that the tools shown in hand look to be forged from coil spring wile the ones shown in a pile are all forged from what looks to be new 1/2" (12mm) Nice work regardless, the tools in hand have a wonderfull patina of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks for posting those. Should be effective and easy to make. I haven't tried a joint of that type before, might as well give it a go on a pair of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Looks like a great way to hold top tools. I've always hated when a chisel or punch slips in the tong jaws, but never thought of something like this. And I'd sure like them better for cracking nuts than those spindly little things they sell as nut-crackers. Yet another project for the list.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 They seem like they'd work well provided they had some form of locking ring on them. I could see myself dropping a hot chisel then having to scramble for another set of tongs to pick it up. I've seen some youtube videos of Japanese blacksmiths using wood slats bound at one end and clamped with a ring at the other. The tool gets pinched at the bound end. I've never tried it myself but it sure looks like a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Dang those look useful and a lot easier to make than standard tongs. Might make a pair with a set of indents to hold round chisels and punches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Good idea. Thanks. Now, to get at the forge.....tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 those tongs would work well with a Mark Aspery punch because they have a flat spot in the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admanfrd Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I make most of my punches like mark. This looks simple and is next on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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