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Yes, it is a right hand diagonal pein, not both left and right, it will be enough for me I believe (I can have made a mistake also with my idea) . I plan to use it to flatten big round bars (sometimes only)... Re-cut an old hammer is faster then forging a new one and I was especially curious about the result. @rthibeau Very nice your hammer,I like it.

I also have some anvils and tools, but not so much, it is magnificent!!!!!!!!!

Of course I plan only to use it for certain works, I would never forge all day with such a hammer...

I needed a 45 degrees hammer. So I took an old 4 kg hammer, then I cut it with my angle grinder... The 2 sides after cutting : And there in comparison with a 1 kg hammer.

Congratulations !!!

Thank you for your answers to all, but never I would have thought of fascinating so many people with my old tongs. I just wanted to share my collector's enjoyment, and to testify of a tool of this period (1937 - thus before the war) relatively rare nowadays. A complete "transportable forge" (?) of any army of the world, has to be worth quite a lot of money I think ( Value of collection ), but I have only this tongs.

At 51 years they diagnosed me the diabetes (very high and dangerous), I went out of the hospital with injections 4 a day of insulin and medicines (here in France, they give some rather fast insulin now), I decided to be on a diet by myself, without the opinion of the doctors. The result is simple, having lost 17 kilograms, I do not have diabetes anymore of the whole, I need no more medicines or insulin. My blood tension is again normal, the other thing is : eat as before is impossible, I am going to have to follow my diet for the remainder of my life.

I see only a value of collection especially, not the other thing there, these crowbars are very rare now, and then it is that a tool finally. I am a collector also of smithing tools and anvils, and a collector owes have no preconceived political idea about his collection especially "pre-chewed" by politicians. I also possess forge tools of the French army, and without any preconceived idea, it is a part of my collection, it is everything. Let us not forget that according to the tradition there are always smiths which forge the swords of the gods, to wage war.... (sorry for my poor english, i do my best)

The next pics : "REICHSHEER = "german army" It's the "german eagle" and dated from "1937"...

Recently we were in Germany at a flea market (the border is just close). There an older man sold a forge tong (3 euros)... Intrigued by a date on the tong, I bought it. At home I cleaned the old tong. Here are pics : The tong is 30 cm long, and dated from 1937.

Hello, Yes, there are french blacksmiths on the site, why? Some of us are on: - http://www.forgefr.com/forums/galerie.php?mode=preview&order=&galuserid=0&start=0&sid=60c4330f2b36bfc9a0e949d48065b197 A great French bladesmithing site .... Take a look....... ( a ton of nice pics )

The old blacksmiths here in Alsace ( France ) using quartz sand locally and it works very well, so although the result is really impressive. Former German blacksmiths also used silica sand, for welding in the forge.

Good evening, I am very sorry about it but I was away for a long Time, thank you for all your Answers, and specially for the Link of " Jurustic Park " it is really a very beautiful Work these Sculptures( I like this sort of Art ).

Hello all, At first :sorry for my english... Ok, i have " discovered " a forge on a great french blacksmithing site. Never see such a forge before... My question about this " dragon " : anyone have perhaps plans ? Or an idea of the interior parts ? Then a few links with photos, ( sorry for the quantity ). Photo 1 photo 2 photo 3 photo 4 photo 5 photo 6 photo 7 photo 8 photo 9 photo 10 photo 11 photo 12 photo 13 Thanks for every tips about this " dragon forge ".... The first photo has the full link to the site and gallery page, the rest link straight to the image. This was done to save bandwidth and loading time for both sites