jw223 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Got the chance to play around this weekend, and this is what I came up with. I made them from two railroad spikes. I think they will work fairly well as pickup tongs. Sorry about the bolt and nut- the rain was comming in, no roof on the work area, and i got in a hurry. I had alot of fun making them, and definately learned alot. not the prettiest you'll see... Any suggestions would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Creek Blacksmith Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 They look good to me. The boss area looks nice and big reins are tapered nicely and if you pounded these out by hand you did a great job. Keep the iron hot!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason @ MacTalis Ironworks Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 As I have always said about tongs, so long as they keep the hot stuff outta your fingers, they are good. You might want to check out the twist method of making them as it is a real time-saver over most other methods. They look good though, especially for coming from RR spikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw223 Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 thanks guys- yes these were pounded out by hand. I have used the twist method before for lightweight tongs, but I came upon a few new spikes, and wanted to see how far I could draw them out. I had some difficulty holding on to the things until they got flattened out a bit more. Maybe I'll have to make a pair of tongs to hold more irregular shaped stock, like bolt tongs, or wolf jaw style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Very nice tongs. Being bolt together you can change the jaw shape easily and reassemble! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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