james_leland Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Well I wanted to make "V" tongs, but my forge got the better of me and melted one of them so they became pliers HA HA!! Its not to bad for the first time I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 For a very first try (?) Those aren't too bad at all. If they work then they don't have to be pretty, make the next pair prettier, and the pair after that and so on. I'd suggest you go for a slightly thicker material to make the jaws of the tongs, then draw down the reins. I know it's a lot more hammering but then again it's all practice right? Failing that just make the bit and weld the reins on after with an arc welder or forge weld. Look at the BP section as well, a few good examples of how to make tongs. If you can't find them on here then try over the road at Anvilfire. Keep at it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Good effort! And that, boys and girls, is why I've sold more than 100,000 pair of tongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Good effort! And that, boys and girls, is why I've sold more than 100,000 pair of tongs. Grant - Where do you sell your stuff? Do you have a website? You on eBay? I saw on another thread that you make touchmarks - I'd be curious to know how much that costs (plus I want to see what else you sell). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I recommend against forge welding reins onto tongs until you can reliably drop-the-tongs forge weld. Nice job. Better than my first and second pair. I bought my Off Center Products tongs from http://blacksmithdepot.com and consider them a rather high, but reasonable, bar to attain. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 For touch marks PM me. Except for locals, I just do wholesale on tongs and other tools. I could certainly do your avatar, is that your logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akad Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Looks just like my first pair of tongs. Except I messed up on mine, and they have a weird bend in them. Congrats for a successful first-time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukellos Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 TONGS? What are tongs? (just kidding, folks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I got a total of nine pairs of assorted ocp tongs for christmas! The best thing to happen to my blacksmithing since meeting Brian Brazeal! Excellent tongs. I am a firm believer that good tongs will improve your blacksmithing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I got a total of nine pairs of assorted ocp tongs for christmas! The best thing to happen to my blacksmithing since meeting Brian Brazeal! Excellent tongs. I am a firm believer that good tongs will improve your blacksmithing. Good tongs won't necessarily improve your blacksmithing, they will assist YOU to improve your blacksmithing. They will give added confidence probably, but its down to the person to improve themselves by practicing and improving their skill range, tools on their own are relatively inanimate and don't pass on the knowledge they hold as to how/where to use them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerironworks84 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Nice work, I like the bolts mounted to the wood for a bender! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 great start as you make more your will get better what helped me was a video by david robertson hope this helpes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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