Blacksmithing - Forging a pair of knife making tongs

This is a re-edit. cleaning up my vids a bit.
I used 1"x1/4" flat bar.
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[@shawnmurphy6580]

I love your style of blacksmithing man and your videos are awesome you make everything seem much more approachable thanks for the video gonna attempt a pair of these today!

[@CGSmithing]

Thank you very much! i try to make it that way because i never had that when i began this hobby and i hope to help as many people as i can

[@Anderson-HandForged]

awesome video thanks appreciate it gonna try making some this weekend i like the design

[@CGSmithing]

Good luck!

[@workout208]

Great instruction! Keep up the good work.

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Nice Job, one tip I could give is have those nibs both the same on the same side, that way your stock can pass through if it has too. Well done, and Yes agree with Sam, that hammer looks too big, I can do most of my work with my top little 2lb rounding hammer.

[@CGSmithing]

Damn straight. Agreed on all tgose points. And when they are on the same side it can also be used for hammer making. Aka monkey tail tongs i believe

[@Edward-i5i]

Great job 👏

[@CGSmithing]

Thank you its been a while lol

[@danwerkman]

Late to the video...but awesome stuff

[@craigclark2639]

NIce work! I'm going to use this to make my own.

[@francovillarroel9490]

Muy buen trabajo 💪💪💪💪

[@CGSmithing]

Gracias

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Nice tongs! I do have to say, it looks like you're using too heavy a hammer for you to control, hence you are choking up all the way to the head. Using a lighter hammer with a longer handle will give you the same force but you won't wear out as fast. It also will give you a better finish as you'll be able to orient better. Keep up the good work!

[@CGSmithing]

I 10000000% agree with you. This is also one of my first vids on youtube I edited the vid and uploaded it again. I have better hammers now

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

@@CGSmithing all good mate, cheers

[@CGSmithing]

Cheers bud!!!!

[@CGSmithing]

Funny thing is i used that hammer the one day for about 6 or so hours...the next morning i couldn't lift my arm for some reason🤘🤘🤘🤣

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

@@CGSmithing haha couldn't guess why 🤣🤣

[@NoobMaster-fi2ho]

What happened to your anvil? Is it just me or did part of it break off? Just curious

[@CGSmithing]

Thats an old one i got from a buddy it replaced my rail track anvil. Now i have a normal one with no issues

[@rainydaymetalworks1124]

Until I read that it's an old video I was gonna' say, it's almost 40C in April? I'm in Toronto and there's still snow melting on the lawn. Where bouts in Canada are you lol?! Good video btw!

[@CGSmithing]

Just so you know i memorized your name and you were my 1000 sub hahahaha thank you!!!!

[@CGSmithing]

Im in crowsnestpass alberta 20clicks from the bc border

[@rainydaymetalworks1124]

Right on man! Now you can live stream from a mobile device! :)

[@jamesball7322]

A smaller hammer might do you a lot of good ,your choked up to the hammer head the entire time because of it Obviously large hammers make us feel strong and we also think it moves steel better but that’s not correct ,smaller hammer moves steel better like using drawing dies on power hammers 2#’s all day long holding the handle in the middle or further back and you’d be surprised

[@CGSmithing]

This vid is one of my older ones. I agree with you completly though. My technique has changed completly over the past years