FieryFurnace Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Today was just one of those days! The weather was perfect, I felt good, and everything just flowed smoothly together. First, I worked on some of the hooks for the curtain rods I'm doing. We have 5 double windows and I need three hooks per window! That's one leaf hook on each end and a standard J in the middle. 1/4" round for the hooks! I got 5 leaf hooks done and started on one of the rods! I don't have any pictures of those yet. Before I started on that I docided to make some tongs! I haven't made a pair on my own yet. (shame since I been forging the past 2 + years) I've done one pair for 3/8" round with another blacksmith but he superintended the whole thing. That was over a year ago, and I still haven't made my own pair. I realy needed some tweezer tongs to help with the curtain rod so I made a pair. They work but they "ain't" heaven. However they are sturdey and strong! I made them out of 1/2" square about 7 inches long! Opened! The mouth opened! FFF Dave Custer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Also forgot to mention that I got to use my supposedly cast iron anvil. I used it's perfect edges to help with the tongs! The anvil has absolutely no ring but it will bounce the hammer into your face if your not carefull. I took a light ball peen and slammed it ball side first onto the face and it didn't dent it at all!!! I also worked the 1/2 square used for the tongs on the edge with no damage to the anvil. Finally I hit it with the 2 1/2# cross peen (Face first:)) with no defect! So I'f it is an ASO then someone must have welded a realy good hard plate on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbalist Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 They look good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 thanks for the pics, those look like they might work as scrolling tongs on lighter metal as well, good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Looks good Dave and it sounds like you have something other than an ASO, sounds like a good anvil to me. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I saw a class on making scrolling tongs out of railroad spikes once on the web. but cant seem to find them. I have notes on making them but wanted to print out the pictures for a class I am giving.Has any one seen this class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Nothing wrong with those tongs. They look really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azIRonSmith Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I think they were here on one of the blue prints, but I don't think they are available anymore. Used to go up to 500 or so, but now it's just 0-200 and the Hofi 1000 series. I made a pair and they work pretty well and look neat too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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