D.IVO Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 My first tongs, the short ones are made from 15mm rebar and the long ones from 10mm round and square stock steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamG Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Made your own tools! Feels great, doesn't it! Just even out those reins and you're golden. I'm going to try dragon/pickup tongs next. The bolt tongs seem tricky by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Looks good I'm on the lucky side I haven't had to make many tongs as I find them all the time in the flea market as I'm on the east coast but they look good as a start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Me too; I can't light my forge and forge a set for nearly as cheap as I find them. Of course it helps that I have a bunch and so can pass the expensive ones without a twitch. My favorite knifemaking tongs was a set of small snub nosed shoeing tongs I bought for US$1.50 at a fleamarket in Columbus Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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