Soulsmithing

Thanks Irondragon! I read it and updated my profile.

Actually, I think I was blind. This might be it ;-) Thanks for reposting that vid!

No apologies required, really ;-) Sorry if my reply sounded raw.. English is not my mother tong (what an amazing pun!) I'm just curious as to how Ranchmanben did it...

JLP: Yup, I saw that vid quite a while ago. But it's my feeling Ranchmanben isn't splitting his stock in the middle.. Or maybe I'm wrong ;-)

Ranchmanben, these tongs simply look awesome! I intend to draft them on paper (copy the design, that is!) and have a go at it. Do you mind? Would 3/8x1" starting stock seem right? At the shoulder, you seem to be offsetting from both sides.. any reason? Thanks, I have been avoiding tong making for too long. I just got into it and I love the puzzle and the satisfaction. Thanks for sharing!