Blacksmithing - Forging a pair of bolt tongs

Topic - How to forge blacksmith tongs.
I show how a pair of bolt tongs can be forged. Some of the techniques used are inspired by the work of Toby Hickman.
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[@brucek6563]

Who ever taught you blacksmithing, should be proud of you. You have to be an artist and a mathematician to be as good as you are. There was a lot of work put into those tongs and they look perfect. Awesome!! Love your videos!!!

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you Bruce!!

[@brucek6563]

@@torbjornahman You're welcome!

[@evgenyneo3377]

No doubt the best tongs making video on KZbin.I personally watch it each time i need a new pair of tongs made for my shop just to refresh the memory. Great respect!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@Vikingwerk]

The precision you have punching the holes is amazing.

[@jonka1]

You made a beautiful tool with a lot of care. Lovely to watch you fashion the metal blow by blow. Thank you also for the natural soundtrack.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@KPutubing]

amazing. I really appreciate the craftsmanship. very well done video, easy to watch. I like how you show a bit in real time and then speed it up. good stuff.

[@carlpbrill]

I love that sound CRUMPH CRUMPH ting ting CRUMPH. What a terrific video! I wish I'd seen it before I struggled through my first pair.

[@markphillips3250]

Beautiful display of craftsmanship.

[@bascostbudde7614]

It's inspiring to see you address small problems before they become large. Riding a bike comes to mind: one makes small corrections all the time "in order not to fall", or "in order to drive straight", while the attention is on getting somewhere.

[@alextrofimov7947]

Your attention to details is incredible! I'm not a blacksmith, but I feel like I learn a lot from you.

[@gfodale]

That has got to be some of the best hammer control I've seen in a you-tube video. Also, to those just starting out and watching this video, note the precision of the initial layout. He produced exactly what he intended without wasted material, or just being 'close' to what he had in mind. There are a few books out there that will teach you the math behind it. Kudos to you and your instructor Torbjörn.

[@torbjornahman]

gfodale Thank you very much!

[@paulus281059]

An absolute work of art, if I can get my bolt tongs looking half as good as that, I'll be well pleased. What a great detailed visual tutorial this is and the one I am using as a guide for my bolt tongs. Great stuff Torbjörn.

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Thank you Paul!!

[@Soulsmithing]

Fantastic video! Lesson learned: plan well, take your time and do good work. Thank you so much!

[@exilfromsanity]

Great work, a pleasure to watch. Thank you for publishing this.

[@trevorzzealley2670]

A wonderful craftsman at work . Practicing an ancient craft , whereby not only using the tools of trade , but making them as well . It completes a full circle .

[@davidsarnik5612]

Great Video! These are my favorite style of tongs and I have been watching how others make them to refine my process. Very impressed.

[@user-vd2gz2lp9h]

Great craftsmanship . I love these kind of videos ...

[@Mclaughlin088]

I have one thought for you sir. Please make more videos? How about a hinge? Some woodworking tools like a chisel? I sat here and watched four straight videos. They are well edited and presented. No verbal commentary from you at all and still giving us some solid learning through your technique and craftmanship.. Keep up the good work! Thanx, Bubba

[@torbjornahman]

Mclaughlin088 Thanks! I will... currently a bit distracted by other things and rebuilding/reorganizing my shop. Installing a new power hammer....

[@DavideServolini]

amazing tools... seems a piece of art from the past

[@tooterr102e.9]

The way you made it to fit square stock was really nice to watch. Thank you for sharing

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@Taranis00]

I've never seen anyone draw the design directly on the anvil, that's pretty cool. Very good video all around.

[@akhandpratapsingh9717]

Dude your work is effortless, love to see how you do things with such ease.

[@kirkruiz12]

Nice job! I liked how you didn't just beat a pair out and ended the video you showed how to customize them to get a better fit for yourself and liking .

[@TomCraigCanvasHost]

Absolutely fantastic work. Excellent! Thank you for making th videos.

[@joaomarioguerra4395]

Excellent Tool, congratulations on the job!

[@ericseegers6038]

Such quality work you do! Great job man.

[@KikoTheLumberjack]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@TheRjjrjjr]

I enjoyed every minute of this, thank you!

[@tristanpatterson3843]

So nice to look at some measurements that make sense. Love your videos.

[@mauriciodeiana1111]

EXCELLENT! Hälsningar från Mar del Plata, Argentina.

[@joshthacker4754]

Impressive.... beautiful work.

[@diggingblacksmith]

Great work Torbjörn! Thanks for sharing

[@Snafu6996]

This design is the strongest I have seen and a interesting method of using flat bar for fabrication.

[@gomadoe]

You are truly a great in the art of blacksmithing . I love your videos . Thank you for the hours of beautiful creations.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@darlenefronsee7357]

worked in blacksmith shop BUTTE MT --1970--1975 Best years of my life;;; the old heads the best to learn from good storys .easy wayes to get job right the firstime;;;; LOVED THEM ALL

[@mkivy]

Such talent....my wife and I are mesmerized by your work...taking a raw piece of metal and making something beautiful and functional...

[@torbjornahman]

That's awesome, thanks!

[@petermiles8651]

great work and inspiring. many thanks for the instruction

[@kensmapleleafretirement]

Thank you for sharing your techniques and skills with us. I am making my first pair of bolt Tongs this week, yes, I said this week I have the reins drawn out now and I am on day three. I am having a ball.... I am retired and in no rush...

[@torbjornahman]

:) Great!

[@jakeradske502]

Fantastic man! They look beautiful!!

[@RoleyChiu]

can't stop watching these videos.

[@lookcreations]

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing. All the best Mat

[@ukemike1]

The thing that keeps impressing me is the level of precision he exhibits. Many of you have probably watched the show "Forged in Fire" where they have specs like, "the blade must be between 10 and 13 inches long and sometimes the contestants miss it. Torbjorn regularly makes items with millimeter precision.

[@shane-3170]

Great craftsmanship

[@Albinnelson]

Espectacular!!!! Me encantó, es un trabajo muy interesante, felicitaciones, aprendí mucho. Gracias!!!

[@jojomama4787]

I watched this film many times then I would try to make the tongs and watch it again,I repeated this process quite a few times until I started making tongs I felt happy with...I really can't thank this man enough

[@torbjornahman]

Great!!! I'm glad you learned something from it. Thanks!!

[@TemplarX2]

Great craftsmanship.

[@smartypants5036]

Great watch, Very good tool to keep afterwards.

[@MarkAspery]

Very nice.! Thank you for showing this... and for mentioning Toby.

[@torbjornahman]

+Mark Aspery Thanks Mark! Your books and videos have been a great source of inspiration!

[@aryabima6076]

What

[@noctismortis7349]

@@aryabima6076 "wHaT" He read that guys book dumbass

[@hectormelella6542]

excellent quality forging a tweezers first, thank you very much.

[@tommybigsexy676]

You are extremely Blessed with talent! Great work and awesome videos.. Thank You

[@dodi_mihardja]

Fully aggree

[@marty01957]

Thanks , Torbjörn Åhman! Very good video.

[@antpartridge8257]

Superb!! Thank you for this inspirational video!

[@kielsbb]

Amazing skills and great video.

[@pbbvpht4833]

this particular film showed quite a few techniques I am wanting to make use of,thanks!

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Thanks

[@TheRicchini]

Really incredible craftsmanship. Those tongs will still work 500 years from now. Really inspiring video, the quality of the craftsmanship is just superb. Bravo.

[@torbjornahman]

TheRicchini Thanks!

[@ironheadforge5382]

Couldn't help but subscribe... Very clean work.

[@bartbaringer7218]

WHAT a Craftsman !!!!

[@seanwalton6208]

Inspiring. I hope to reach that level.

[@Escumbuit77]

Thanks, ....inbetween you have become my blacksmith teacher :-)))

[@oneshotme]

Good looking tool Great job Thumbs Up

[@djay6651]

There is something aesthetically pleasing to the look of hammered iron......

[@karthickvaikai]

DavidSixSixFive

[@coen8323]

DavidSixSixFive steel*

[@stillenacht8518]

BLACKDOG Ha! I actually lawled.

[@klausmoser796]

Hllo

[@marciofernandobarci]

Beautifull/ great - you show perfectly the correct sequence of work...your knowledge is superb congratulations

[@torbjornahman]

Marcio Fernando Barci Thanks!

[@americhal]

Simplemente Magnifico trabajo.

[@h3nnn4n]

Another awesome piece of work. Good job :)

[@tibimuresanu454]

Renan Silva mn

[@pghcosta]

it's wonderful job!

[@jasonkluver327]

I do such an amazing job on your products

[@irfanyang7343]

You do great work, there's a lot of skill and knowledge involved. I like watching your videos so I've subscribed. Keep it up!

[@kablhamez5130]

i love those cut off jeans. Gotta get some good air flow to the "boys"

[@prospecting3826]

Beautiful work, so enjoyable to watch, thank you.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks

[@robertpatrick1824]

Nice video. You could hardly be inspired by a better smith and person than my late friend, Toby. Any smith is honored in memory by things you learn from them. Toby would be proud of you!

[@torbjornahman]

Robert Patrick Thank you! RIP Toby.

[@keylock9064]

very, very nicely done the skill and craftsmanship in each tool his the heart and soul of the real iron worker.

[@torbjornahman]

Key Lock Thanks

[@edwardvisscherwilson2611]

Great technique !

[@TheLazyGuyWay]

A true craftsman, so far the best I've seen on YT...

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you! :)

[@stoll7726]

Can I like this video every time I watch it? You do an awesome, neatly executed job. Very inspirational for apprentice blacksmiths

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks!

[@ronsites2694]

very nice work!

[@RonRay]

Best set I've ever seen made!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks Ron.

[@swords9023]

Very cool. I still have yet to make my own tongs. I need to get on that.

[@paulschambach1231]

I forged this one together with a friend. It works awsome and your video was a great help.

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Good luck with your next project!

[@mtlvlgmnfishing]

Very nicely done

[@Wodenthrall]

Awesome work mate!

[@mariotoro460]

Very good work.

[@mechanikas123]

Thanks! Hello from Lithuania!

[@gregiep]

I never thought I'd think tongs were sexy until I took up hobby blacksmithing. Good work, man!

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks

[@ericriddle467]

Very nice job and informative video

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Love this work and the skill involved.

[@torbjornahman]

Cool. Thanks

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

I just missed my lunch time watching this... Great job!

[@FamilyFriendlyBushcraft]

Love the attention to detail even in "simple" tongs. With nobody to learn from round here I made my first set from precut stock and find your video's invaluable for learning. I don't have the power hammers and heavier kit but learning lots.

[@torbjornahman]

Cool, thanks!

[@markrussell9719]

Beautiful job as always 👍

[@Calucifer13]

This is so beautiful!

[@celticdude4686]

A+!!! Great job!

[@prospecting3826]

Great work and splendid workmanship good on ya.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks

[@periolim345]

UMA OBRA DE ARTE! NA VERDADE QUANDO VI A INTRODUÇÃO DO PARAFUSO, ACHEI QUE IRIA TIRAR O OBJETIVO DO FAZER SEM SOLDAS OU EMENDA, MAS FOI SÓ PARA AJUSTAR A PEÇA, INTRODUZINDO O ARREBITE FICOU CLARO ISSO. MUITO LEGAL!

[@felipesantana3431]

Great work!

[@munckmb]

Very good forging and camera work! Thank you!

[@torbjornahman]

+munckmb Thank you!

[@henryhamilton9574]

I'm glad you offset the reins. A good 3/8 or 1/2 inch rivet. Nicely done video and fun to watch forging. Best regards from a Canadian smith.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@hendersonhandmadeironwoodc8881]

Very nice video,thanks so much for sharing!

[@eskileriksson4457]

När du smidde ut klorna efter fyrkantsstålet blev det tummen upp& sub direkt. Snyggt!

[@torbjornahman]

Eskil Eriksson Tack!

[@severoromo640]

Great work and video. All of your stuff is amazing.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@pablosaro8686]

Excelente Video. Gracias por compartir su conocimiento. La herramienta quedó muy bien lograda.

[@torbjornahman]

Pablo Saro Thank you!

[@girliedog]

Beautifully made , good job on the video.

[@torbjornahman]

+Virginia Hoffman Thank you!

[@williamsampson5319]

you are a very skilled blacksmith I have just started forging and you have helped me greatly i love your videos

[@torbjornahman]

William Sampson Thank you, glad to hear that.