This video was absolutely perfect. All I wanted was a simple right to the point down and dirty way to make tongs. Being new to blacksmithing this is such a helpful video Thank you!
@forging Жыл бұрын
Good stuff👍👊Keep Hammering and thanks for watching.
@Savedbygrace27-g2q3 жыл бұрын
Yes sir yes sir yes sir you made some tongs a lot faster and a lot easier than other blacksmiths that I have seen and your method if we're a lot better and easier than others I have seen. Nuby bladesmith here in Texas fixing to make himself some european-style forging tongs
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Awesome... keep us posted on how they go👍and keep hammering
@octaviusthecrafter4 жыл бұрын
The thing I always love about British craftsman, is that they always keep thing interesting.
@roberttimbrell33693 жыл бұрын
He is Australian.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Pete is actually British but has lived in Australia for many years.
@octaviusthecrafter3 жыл бұрын
@@roberttimbrell3369 Well the Australians came from the British. So in a way, they are British.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
🥴Not really
@jhyfyuk3 жыл бұрын
@@octaviusthecrafter I came from carbon. In a way, I am coal.
@brendancart57063 жыл бұрын
I gotta thank you I just started blacksmithing and could not make tongs to save my life but finding your video helped me out so much and just made my first set of tongs thank you so much their ugly but definitely do the trick
@forging3 жыл бұрын
That's all ya need👍thanks for the comments. Keep hammering
@chrisschrader4652 жыл бұрын
I would like to say as a young man who wants to start smithing I have seen all theses smiths use power hammers, and hammers that cost hundreds of dollars. Thank you good sir for showing me that I don’t need the most expensive tools to start a life long dream. Also as a young American man I was very confused by many words in this video lol. None the less thank you kind sir for teaching me a very valuable lesson! Your changing the world one person at a time. Keep going and don’t stop being you. Much love from America!
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Keep hammering young man.... 👍👍👍
@billgregson22924 ай бұрын
Nice to hear an Aussie accent. Good instructions for making a set of workmanlike tongs. Not trying for beauty - that’s for the things we use the tongs for. Thank you!
@forging4 ай бұрын
👍Thanks for watching
@matthewfox70003 жыл бұрын
I followed your instructions and made a set today. Took me a bit longer than 10 minutes because it was the first time I used my forge, but they turned out great. Thanks
@forging3 жыл бұрын
That's great to hear.. keep hammering 👍
@davegorie47622 жыл бұрын
G'day from Australia great video going to try make these
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, let us know how ya go👍
@davegorie47622 жыл бұрын
Went alright as ya said they are not pretty but do the job🔨
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Yeah yeah bang bang
@CJBanks-nc5re3 жыл бұрын
Well done sir, letting people know that you don't have to have expensive material to make your first pair of tongs I thought that was an awesome video. The Simplicity of that is wonderful thank you for sharing!
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@4ager5058 ай бұрын
Really liked this. I've worked with Australians on several occasions, they have a wonderful "can do" attitude. We once had that attitude in the USA, now we need to redevelop it. My first time here, I subscribed. Best regards😃
@forging8 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to watch... 👍
@mossturn014 жыл бұрын
I love your down to earth,no nonsense approach. I made a pair of these a few of years ago, exactly the same method. Made them to grip 9/16th" round. Old coil spring...tool steel for chisels, punches and wood turning tools. I use them regularly. Cheers mate.
@forging4 жыл бұрын
Thanks glad you enjoyed the video👍
@tobyjo574 жыл бұрын
Love it Peter, simple, cheap, fast, functionalbe. Job done Nice one mate
@forging4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment tobyjo57. Unfortunately Pete has moved on to bigger and better things now but I really enjoyed partnering with him on this channel. He is a real thinker and a great talker. Haha.. catch ya on the next one. Cheers
@scotty78453 жыл бұрын
Informative and interesting! Loved the video and thank you for including the imperial system.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. 👍
@tconthepc_69584 жыл бұрын
This guy is my new hero
@forging4 жыл бұрын
👍Thanks for the comment.
@damonafrj3 жыл бұрын
This was the first item I made with my backyard forge. THANK YOU! You provided just enough info to get me started, while being quite entertaining in the process. I wailed away on "not hot enough' rebar wondering why it didn't move as easily for a bit.... all good, this is how we learn. Specifying how important the angle on the bit will help others in the future. Make the mouth (bit) flat folks, if not the item your grabbing will move around.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 😘
@richardkelley81533 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this...I was struggling hard in my beginning...but your video really made it that simple....my first set came out great.. . Awsome job by the way....
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard keep hammering 👍
@Dovah_Kiin3 жыл бұрын
Starting a forge build for the first time ever today and this was just what I needed to get started. Thank you sir
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Good luck... let us know how ya go 👍
@Dovah_Kiin3 жыл бұрын
@@forging so far its going well. My first blade ever is an 18" hunting knife with a 13" blade. 1/4 at the spine 1 1/2 wide. So far I have most of the profile done. Going to be a heavy piece
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@larryking6065 жыл бұрын
For yo Peter , Good Morning !!!!!! Once again you have done a Great Job ! Wonderful information for the beginner and a man or Woman who is low on funds , A great way to make a number of different , but useable Tongs ! Will be waiting for your next Video ! Take Care and Be Safe ! KEEP HAMMERING !
@forging5 жыл бұрын
👍awesome love to help
@thomasodea41203 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining .. nice one
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Thomas. 👍
@julieanddavidmyers6641 Жыл бұрын
Great clip.... I just made a brake drum forge . My first project was a horseshoe letter opener. Vise grips are ok...but I really need a set of tongs! I think I can replicate your set! Thanks for helping a beginner.
@forging Жыл бұрын
Awesome👍Keep us updated on how ya go
@Ethan_Lowe2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man this was really helpful I needed a knew pair
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Keep hammering and thanks for the comment. 👍
@Ethan_Lowe2 жыл бұрын
👍
@howardmanuel Жыл бұрын
Well done. When I made mine, I drew out the reins before installing the rivet/hinge pin, just to have more leverage and distance from the heat.
@forging Жыл бұрын
Awesome... thanks for watching👍
@blazedraven1470 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for these instructions! Easy to follow and perfect for me(a amateur blacksmith with limited resources) lol
@forging Жыл бұрын
Awesome👍
@LittleAussieRockets Жыл бұрын
That was very helpful. I'm going to go and make a set of these. I'll give you a shout out in that video when it comes
@forging Жыл бұрын
👍Have fun making them.
@lostmypicks3 жыл бұрын
You're a riot dude. Great stuff subbibh
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Aweeeesommmme👍
@rawahforgeandfoundry48085 жыл бұрын
Love it when "10 min tongs" takes a 16 min video. Between hammerin' and meltin' I try to catch a bunch of smiths on YT (Black Bear, Torbjorn, Big Dog, Christ Centered, ....) but you and Glen (GSTongs) are certainly two of the most inovative/creative/out-of-the-box smiths out there. Along thos lines, I can see (or imagine) advantages to having your forge "outside" your smithy but have you found any disadvantages? Keep it up as I've said before and thanks; as little as you may think it is your efforts (and of course ?niddridge?) are making an impact on the world. Thanks.
@forging5 жыл бұрын
👍
@fishmut2 жыл бұрын
Mate I love fuggley tongs lol , nothing wrong with them I say , they do the job and that is all I want from a set of tongs . 👍
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Awesome is Fugly👍thanks for watching
@jonkwilloughby2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very helpful!
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching👍
@DazzlinDave675 жыл бұрын
Love this! Thanks!! I haven't made any yet, have watched a bunch of vids and seemed a bit complicated. I've been using Vise Grips, pliers, and long needle nose pliers, and they all suck! The Vise Grips hold well, but the angle of the jaws and handles make them awkward to hold, and they leave some nasty tool marks.
@forging5 жыл бұрын
you gotta use something tho. These work👍
@joesmith61992 жыл бұрын
thank you ! i have made tongs but your method is simplest. i need to make a pair of ax tongs. i will just make the jaws long and bend them down
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. 👍Keep hammering.
@paulorchard79604 жыл бұрын
Good video Terry, got lots of the Makita family in my workshop as well as a few Bosch! Makita guys are great, very reliable but lack the precision of the champagne and caviar family Bosch! Makita are happy with beer and peanuts and do do a great job and last forever so its up to get what you pay for! Tongs are good, not great , but quick and simple. Subbed to see more, keep forging!
@forging3 жыл бұрын
👍
@khosrowsalehi22144 жыл бұрын
You made it look so easy Bravo
@forging4 жыл бұрын
👍
@Bangalangs3 жыл бұрын
Helpful to me. Thanks very much.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Hope ya had a blast bangin em out👍
@Bangalangs3 жыл бұрын
@@forging slamming out a couple more sets before I try with my good stock. These were good practice.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Practise makes perfect... keep hammering ⚒
@jademidnight48963 жыл бұрын
Whack it like a maniac...now that's more my speed! Thank you for this video!
@forging3 жыл бұрын
whack whack whack whackitty whack smack!!!👍
@scottishredneck622 жыл бұрын
Just found you channel great projects subscribed
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@seth.j.meyers59542 жыл бұрын
Very useful definitely gonna make them
@forging Жыл бұрын
Have fun👍
@donaldlewis97344 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Thanks
@forging4 жыл бұрын
👍
@paulcanon55337 ай бұрын
Very nice! Thank you for the instruction.
@forging7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@sunnahberkuda85743 жыл бұрын
Wah bagus 👍👍
@forging3 жыл бұрын
terima kasih teruskan memalu 👍 I hope that is the correct way to say .... Thanks keep hammering 👍
@dragan32902 жыл бұрын
Hi I have threaded 10 mm Booker rod. Can I use that to make the tongs or no good?? Too thin? Or is it to soft? Any reply appreciated 🙂👍👍👍. Oh btw I was thinking of making a pair of tongs from an old pair of electricians pliers with welding longer handles? Only problem I have is if electricians pliers are high carbon steel and I use Booker rod as the handle? It won't weld properly? Cheers
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Practise makes perfect. Anytime at the Anvil will help your skill set. Thanks for watching. 👍
@santerisuuri5139 Жыл бұрын
Very good video 👍
@forging Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching👍
@kentuckytrapper7804 жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks for sharing.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
👍
@seth.j.meyers59542 жыл бұрын
Love it Mate
@forging Жыл бұрын
Awesomeness👍
@mikecool95814 жыл бұрын
Thanks i enjoyed this
@forging4 жыл бұрын
Thanks straight back👍
@billssmithy73522 жыл бұрын
A question for those of us with CDO(similar to OCD, but the letters are in the correct order), what type/brand of hot glove are you using to hold the rebar?
@forging2 жыл бұрын
It isn't a hot glove or welders glove, it is just a standard leather riggers glove. The metal was not hot that far down. You still need to be very careful as these gloves will not protect from heat for long at all.
@billssmithy73522 жыл бұрын
@@forging Thanks. I' have an old pair of welders gloves that have a few holes in them. Occasionally use the to hold stock for which I have no tongs or is too unwieldy to hold with tongs. Many times I've turned loose of the stock very quickly and was reminded that the gloves will continue to get hotter after you do so.
@forging2 жыл бұрын
🥵
@stankrieger35982 жыл бұрын
Just my style quick and easy
@forging2 жыл бұрын
👍
@stevenlarsen16912 жыл бұрын
Sometimes using rebar is saving too much money. I used it once for tension rods. I coated it with black tar. It was 1/2" bar and it rusted away to 1/4" in the middle in about 1 year. I knew not to use it in structural but I didn't know how fast it rust under tension. It seems to work okay if you hide it in cement though. Don't throw them tongs away, they would be good for cracking walnuts.
@forging2 жыл бұрын
👍
@lesdunkin26432 жыл бұрын
I will try to make some
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. You can only have a go. Keep hammering 👍
@santosmelendrez93104 жыл бұрын
Maravilloso trabajo amigo saludos 🤗
@forging3 жыл бұрын
👍
@JradEasy10 ай бұрын
The most impressive part of this video is your knowledge of both the metric and imperial systems. I need to quit being a dumb American and learn the metric system already.
@forging10 ай бұрын
We still use both over here. 👍thanks for watching.
@BRENDANTHERED4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I have a question though... isn't this what's referred to as a left handed tong, (held in the right hand)? From what I've gathered in my research, a tong for the left hand (what is referred to as a right handed tong) should be overlapped in the other direction, with the upper rein under ones thumb, and the lower under the fingers on the outside. Their like sissors in that they work better one way as opposed to the other.
@forging4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment BRENDANTHERED. As the editor I can't tell ya. maybe the other viewers can give some insight. 👍
@ericsprado46313 жыл бұрын
You want your tong rein to come up on the inside (next to your body). IF you bend reins so they are opposite each other it makes no difference which way you turned stock while shaping jaw.. Oh shit-what a lousy answer. a picture being worth a zillion of my words. sorry.... I'll give it some thought when I haven't had my nightly yet....
@BRENDANTHERED3 жыл бұрын
@@ericsprado4631 All good, from what I've heard, it seems to be a matter of opinion. From what I've read on smithing forums, having the tongs oriented either way, benefits being held in either the left or right hand, due to the angles at which the reigns lie, relative to the shape of the hand it's being held in. Comparable to left and right handed sissors if you understand the difference. It sounds like you are of a differing opinion from myself on the matter, though.
@yertelt55703 жыл бұрын
If only we knew how you truly feel about re-bar.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Hates it... But it's cheap and readily available. 👍
@patrickreedy17542 жыл бұрын
I got me dong caught in me zipper, Now they dubbed me with the name of Jack the zipper.
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching👍
@nathandunning71504 жыл бұрын
Beauty's mate thanks for that.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
👍
@aidencarlton83094 жыл бұрын
you get a like just for saying WW-Z. you would have gotten one anyway though. Keep up the good work!
@forging4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@fredericmartin87585 ай бұрын
Ça fonctionne mais ça reste quand même un peu du bricolage du point de cue du processus. Il y a moyen de faire beaucoup mieux en mois de temps. Si vous prenez le temps de mettre en forme les pinces avant de les assembler, cous allez gagner beaucoup de temps et de qualité. Il est très facile de les mettre en forme avec une griffe d'enclume. Il est également bien plus rapide de réaliser le décalage des mords avant d'assembler afin qu'ils se croisent correctement un fois assemblés. Salutations d'un forgeron d'art français.😊
@forging5 ай бұрын
👍
@КовкаБиробиджан4 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@forging4 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍straight back at ya
@paulabiscuit77673 жыл бұрын
I gotta get some tongs to make my tongs. Ha
@forging3 жыл бұрын
where there's a will there's a way👍
@paulabiscuit77673 жыл бұрын
@@forging That's a fact Jack.
@douglasfathers48485 жыл бұрын
May be put a V grove in the tong , then it can hold round and square bar.
@forging5 жыл бұрын
so many options
@skilletborne10 ай бұрын
It's decent, but having done the traditional method as a newbie who could barely get his forge to temp, I don't think it's fast or easy enough for the quality loss There's also nothing wrong with quick methods, but the traditional way is good for the soul
@andreacarbone63664 ай бұрын
Well i made it in 3.5 hour not exactly 10 minutes but i'm ok with the results
@forging4 ай бұрын
Good stuff 👍Thanks for watching
@mrForestBeard11 ай бұрын
Reinforcing bars? Why not railroad rails? 😁
@forging11 ай бұрын
Why not... keep hammering the metal. 👍Thanks for watching
@lostmypicks3 жыл бұрын
Subbing lol
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks heaps!!!
@Einstein4palistine2 жыл бұрын
I just take a old pliers and weld a pipe on the handle..
@forging2 жыл бұрын
What ever works I say
@octaviusthecrafter4 жыл бұрын
There is already a "Hack Smith"
@forging3 жыл бұрын
👍
@johnmitchell27964 жыл бұрын
It would still take me a week. Lmao
@forging4 жыл бұрын
👍
@waferlane2548 Жыл бұрын
As a young woman watching this over my bf's shoulder...…10 minute tongs but it's a 16 min video.
@forging Жыл бұрын
Ya gotta add the editing and commentary? lol thanks for watching. 👍
@halepp28603 ай бұрын
You would never make it as a guy with that kinda thinking, consider Gilligan's 3 hour tour.
@ClintsHobbiesDIY Жыл бұрын
Why has everybody else have to make it seem so hard? Thanks.
@forging Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching👍
@GTA-qv8pk3 жыл бұрын
Lol like a tick.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment👍
@cannab-al95823 ай бұрын
Makita is originally german
@forging3 ай бұрын
👍
@bengustafson96563 жыл бұрын
Dude it literally take his 10 minutes just to get to the walk from his house to his forging area
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Bahaaahahaa
@forging3 жыл бұрын
funny
@bengustafson96563 жыл бұрын
But tbh otherwise from the walk good vid
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Watch the series where we built the smithy. 👍
@incognitor66492 жыл бұрын
Ten minutes tongs making but 30 minutes video rolling.
@forging2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching👍
@semperfidelis2258 ай бұрын
NOT 10 minutes. It's still a decent how-to.
@forging8 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@zumazoomzoom76324 жыл бұрын
That anvil sounds dead
@forging4 жыл бұрын
Check out this fixing a ringing anvil video too then.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOUc2l8rtiJo5Y
@thrashthings3 жыл бұрын
Wait, he speaks english and uses metric system for the drill... i bugged
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Australia uses the metric system
@thrashthings3 жыл бұрын
@@forging but the rest you went on using a dead king's finger and feet measures. Haha. Great work, i enjoyed, thanks.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
lol... yes he does that to try and be more universal
@thrashthings3 жыл бұрын
@@forging i actually tried this TODAY and my forge rocks, so much i made one side of the tongs get sparkly and melt with just a bit of charcoal. But i smashed it down and made the tip again, it's only thinner then the other. Hahaha. Cheers from brazil, we also use metric s. LoL
@forging3 жыл бұрын
keep hammering👍practice makes perfect.
@cducote62573 жыл бұрын
That's not cool. You set me up with that clickbait
@forging3 жыл бұрын
No click bait intended. 👍Thanks for watching .
@ericsprado46313 жыл бұрын
Quit babbling and get on with it please.
@forging3 жыл бұрын
Pete loves a chat. Thanks for the comment 👍
@ericsprado46313 жыл бұрын
@@forging Touche. You got me. As a typical incurable blabbermouth I hate to tolerate it in others..Funny creatures we humans..
@stanleygarwe76972 жыл бұрын
The babbling is exactly what makes him special. This is a master piece tutorial, thank you so much for this informative and educational video