Soulsmithing

Thanks Irondragon!  I read it and updated my profile.

On 4/5/2019 at 5:34 AM, jlpservicesinc said:

for myself  the  Jaw formation and offset is the key with this kind of tong vs rein forging or slitting so figured this was the key point.. Sorry.. 

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 ;-)

On 4/26/2017 at 10:30 PM, Ranchmanben said:

 

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!