Crazy Ivan Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Here is a pair of tongs made to hold a folded eye axe I am working on. They are not the common style of axe tongs or hoop tongs I have ever seen. Thought they were neat and they work exceptionally well. They clear the eye area and hold just past it. I just set the 1st weld on an axe with them and there is zero movement in the piece during forging and they stay out of the way so I am happy. Even tested them by holding the axe to the floor at a 45* angle and stomping on it to see how they held. The axe did not budge even with a 2 finger grip on the tongs. I'm happy with them, they work great and even look pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Nice tongs Pete. I know you don't skimp on strength of the grip on em. What kind of axe are you making? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 It's a folded eye axe with a 144 layer 15n20 and 1084 bit forge welded in. I haven't decided on the exact style yet. I'm playing this one by ear/inspiration. It's not an order so I just do a little bit on it here and there when I am at the "hurry up and wait" stages of a more pressing project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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