JK Scotland Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Reader warning: uneven, not symmetrical, messy as something you've just stood in. So after 3 years of having an anvil, I finally built a forge last Sunday (along the lines of the Essential Craftsman youtube video). And I appear to have made a working pair of tongs! It certainly took some trial and error, and more error. Here are a couple of pics. The second one is before it was riveted. (I should maybe put 'riveted' in quotes, but it seems to be holding). I used an 8mm drill to make the hold - I don't have any punches yet. Though drilling does seem a bit more sensible anyway. My dad says they look like something made in the 1700s. I'm flipping that as a compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrksmokey Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Nice, they look ready for work. There is a 'tongs' section if you'd like to post this there too late now we moved this one , also reposting in multiple places is spamming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Scotland Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks - will do! 36 minutes ago, Awrksmokey said: too late now we moved this one , also reposting in multiple places is spamming Thought it might be - thanks for moving :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, JK Scotland said: I'm flipping that as a compliment. As well you should. Those are soooo much better than my first half dozen sets of tongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Good job JK, they hold the work what else do you want? Have you taken a look at 17th cent. iron work? It most certainly is a compliment and exaggerated as only a Father can. My first couple weren't that good. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheechWizard Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidAz Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I like those. You are right to be proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Very nice first set of tongs I like to file the contact surfaces of my Boss's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 You want to see some ugly tongs that don’t even do what is needed? If I can find them I will post a photo. Yours look like a pro made them compared to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 You wouldn't believe the amount if aborted bits of tongs round my shop. I know how to make them and have made some on a course but it's very different when you don't have a real Smith to advise you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Uh HUH, that's how you get to be a "real" smith. Anybody can do this with an experienced smith guiding you. The real lessons start when you solo. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I learned a heap of things doing my lug wrench tongs. I'll start on another pair before I can forget all of them and see if I can make a set I'm willing to pass around a meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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