Blacksmithing Easy Ten Minute Tongs

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In this episode I will show you how to make an easy set of Tongs in approximately 10 minutes. Great for the beginner and great for anyone who needs a set of Tongs quick smart.

[@4ager505]

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😃

[@forging]

Thanks for taking the time to watch... 👍

[@texasironforge.4913]

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

[@forging]

Awesome... keep us posted on how they go👍and keep hammering

[@brendancart5706]

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

[@forging]

That's all ya need👍thanks for the comments. Keep hammering

[@mitch7046]

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]

Good stuff👍👊Keep Hammering and thanks for watching.

[@CJBanks-nc5re]

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!

[@forging]

Thank you 👍

[@octaviusthecrafter]

The thing I always love about British craftsman, is that they always keep thing interesting.

[@roberttimbrell3369]

He is Australian.

[@forging]

Pete is actually British but has lived in Australia for many years.

[@octaviusthecrafter]

@@roberttimbrell3369 Well the Australians came from the British. So in a way, they are British.

[@forging]

🥴Not really

[@jhyfyuk]

@@octaviusthecrafter I came from carbon. In a way, I am coal.

[@matthewfox7000]

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

[@forging]

That's great to hear.. keep hammering 👍

[@chrisschrader465]

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!

[@forging]

Keep hammering young man.... 👍👍👍

[@mossturn01]

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.

[@forging]

Thanks glad you enjoyed the video👍

[@damonafrj]

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.

[@forging]

Thanks for watching 😘

[@tobyjo57]

Love it Peter, simple, cheap, fast, functionalbe. Job done Nice one mate

[@forging]

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

[@davegorie4762]

G'day from Australia great video going to try make these

[@forging]

Thanks for watching, let us know how ya go👍

[@davegorie4762]

Went alright as ya said they are not pretty but do the job🔨

[@forging]

Yeah yeah bang bang

[@tconthepc_6958]

This guy is my new hero

[@forging]

👍Thanks for the comment.

[@scotty7845]

Informative and interesting! Loved the video and thank you for including the imperial system.

[@forging]

Thanks for watching. 👍

[@jonkwilloughby]

Thanks very helpful!

[@forging]

Thanks for watching👍

[@Ethan_Lowe]

Thanks man this was really helpful I needed a knew pair

[@forging]

Keep hammering and thanks for the comment. 👍

[@Ethan_Lowe]

👍

[@JradEasy]

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.

[@forging]

We still use both over here. 👍thanks for watching.

[@paulcanon5533]

Very nice! Thank you for the instruction.

[@forging]

Thanks for watching

[@sunnahberkuda8574]

Wah bagus 👍👍

[@forging]

terima kasih teruskan memalu 👍 I hope that is the correct way to say .... Thanks keep hammering 👍

[@richardkelley8153]

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....

[@forging]

Thanks Richard keep hammering 👍

[@jademidnight4896]

Whack it like a maniac...now that's more my speed! Thank you for this video!

[@forging]

whack whack whack whackitty whack smack!!!👍

[@rawahforgeandfoundry4808]

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.

[@forging]

👍

[@fishmut]

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 . 👍

[@forging]

Awesome is Fugly👍thanks for watching

[@thomasodea4120]

Very entertaining .. nice one

[@forging]

Cheers Thomas. 👍

[@Dovah_Kiin]

Starting a forge build for the first time ever today and this was just what I needed to get started. Thank you sir

[@forging]

Good luck... let us know how ya go 👍

[@Dovah_Kiin]

@@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

[@forging]

Awesome

[@seth.j.meyers5954]

Very useful definitely gonna make them

[@forging]

Have fun👍

[@larryking606]

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 !

[@forging]

👍awesome love to help

[@LittleAussieRockets]

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]

👍Have fun making them.

[@lostmypicks]

You're a riot dude. Great stuff subbibh

[@forging]

Aweeeesommmme👍

[@santerisuuri5139]

Very good video 👍

[@forging]

Thanks for watching👍

[@blazedraven1470]

Thank you for these instructions! Easy to follow and perfect for me(a amateur blacksmith with limited resources) lol

[@forging]

Awesome👍

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great info, thanks for sharing.

[@forging]

👍

[@joesmith6199]

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

[@forging]

Thanks for the comment. 👍Keep hammering.

[@julieanddavidmyers6641]

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]

Awesome👍Keep us updated on how ya go

[@donaldlewis9734]

Great Video. Thanks

[@forging]

👍

[@stankrieger3598]

Just my style quick and easy

[@forging]

👍

[@howardmanuel]

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]

Awesome... thanks for watching👍

[@khosrowsalehi2214]

You made it look so easy Bravo

[@forging]

👍

[@seth.j.meyers5954]

Love it Mate

[@forging]

Awesomeness👍

[@mikecool9581]

Thanks i enjoyed this

[@forging]

Thanks straight back👍

[@scottishredneck62]

Just found you channel great projects subscribed

[@forging]

Thanks for watching

[@Bangalangs]

Helpful to me. Thanks very much.

[@forging]

Hope ya had a blast bangin em out👍

[@Bangalangs]

@@forging slamming out a couple more sets before I try with my good stock. These were good practice.

[@forging]

Practise makes perfect... keep hammering ⚒

[@santosmelendrez9310]

Maravilloso trabajo amigo saludos 🤗

[@forging]

👍

[@paulorchard7960]

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!

[@forging]

👍

[@DazzlinDave67]

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.

[@forging]

you gotta use something tho. These work👍

[@nathandunning7150]

Beauty's mate thanks for that.

[@forging]

👍

[@lesdunkin2643]

I will try to make some

[@forging]

Thanks for watching. You can only have a go. Keep hammering 👍

[@yertelt5570]

If only we knew how you truly feel about re-bar.

[@forging]

Hates it... But it's cheap and readily available. 👍

[@stevenlarsen1691]

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.

[@forging]

👍

[@dragan3290]

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

[@forging]

Practise makes perfect. Anytime at the Anvil will help your skill set. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@user-zt7mj1sh8z]

👍👍👍

[@forging]

👍👍👍straight back at ya

[@aidencarlton8309]

you get a like just for saying WW-Z. you would have gotten one anyway though. Keep up the good work!

[@forging]

Awesome

[@patrickreedy1754]

I got me dong caught in me zipper, Now they dubbed me with the name of Jack the zipper.

[@forging]

Thanks for watching👍

[@billssmithy7352]

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?

[@forging]

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.

[@billssmithy7352]

@@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.

[@forging]

🥵

[@lostmypicks]

Subbing lol

[@forging]

Awesome. Thanks heaps!!!

[@paulabiscuit7767]

I gotta get some tongs to make my tongs. Ha

[@forging]

where there's a will there's a way👍

[@paulabiscuit7767]

@@forging That's a fact Jack.

[@BRENDANTHERED]

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.

[@forging]

thanks for the comment BRENDANTHERED. As the editor I can't tell ya. maybe the other viewers can give some insight. 👍

[@ericsprado4631]

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....

[@BRENDANTHERED]

@@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.

[@Einstein4palistine]

I just take a old pliers and weld a pipe on the handle..

[@forging]

What ever works I say

[@douglasfathers4848]

May be put a V grove in the tong , then it can hold round and square bar.

[@forging]

so many options

[@octaviusthecrafter]

There is already a "Hack Smith"

[@forging]

👍

[@skilletborne]

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

[@mrForestBeard]

Reinforcing bars? Why not railroad rails? 😁

[@forging]

Why not... keep hammering the metal. 👍Thanks for watching

[@johnmitchell2796]

It would still take me a week. Lmao

[@forging]

👍

[@GTA-qv8pk]

Lol like a tick.

[@forging]

Thanks for the comment👍

[@waferlane2548]

As a young woman watching this over my bf's shoulder...…10 minute tongs but it's a 16 min video.

[@forging]

Ya gotta add the editing and commentary? lol thanks for watching. 👍

[@bengustafson9656]

Dude it literally take his 10 minutes just to get to the walk from his house to his forging area

[@forging]

Bahaaahahaa

[@forging]

funny

[@bengustafson9656]

But tbh otherwise from the walk good vid

[@forging]

Watch the series where we built the smithy. 👍

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Why has everybody else have to make it seem so hard? Thanks.

[@forging]

Thanks for watching👍

[@zumazoomzoom7632]

That anvil sounds dead

[@forging]

Check out this fixing a ringing anvil video too then.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOUc2l8rtiJo5Y

[@incognitor6649]

Ten minutes tongs making but 30 minutes video rolling.

[@forging]

Thanks for watching👍

[@semperfidelis225]

NOT 10 minutes. It's still a decent how-to.

[@forging]

Thanks 👍

[@thrashthings]

Wait, he speaks english and uses metric system for the drill... i bugged

[@forging]

Australia uses the metric system

[@thrashthings]

@@forging but the rest you went on using a dead king's finger and feet measures. Haha. Great work, i enjoyed, thanks.

[@forging]

lol... yes he does that to try and be more universal

[@thrashthings]

@@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

[@forging]

keep hammering👍practice makes perfect.

[@cducote6257]

That's not cool. You set me up with that clickbait

[@forging]

No click bait intended. 👍Thanks for watching .

[@ericsprado4631]

Quit babbling and get on with it please.

[@forging]

Pete loves a chat. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@ericsprado4631]

@@forging Touche. You got me. As a typical incurable blabbermouth I hate to tolerate it in others..Funny creatures we humans..

[@stanleygarwe7697]

The babbling is exactly what makes him special. This is a master piece tutorial, thank you so much for this informative and educational video

[@lesdunkin2643]

I will try to make some

[@forging]

Keep hammering👍