Forging Basic Blacksmith Tong Shapes - DF In The Shop

Forging Basic Blacksmith Tong Shapes - DF In The Shop . In this video I'll be outlining the measurements that i use to forge all the standard blacksmith tong shapes.
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Thanks for watching - Denis

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Awesome and most definitely importanting and every helpfully video. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.

[@hayward434]

Thank you for sharing.

[@tmutaatio]

Thank you, very useful video.
I use weight instead of a volume.
I am a bit lazy on measuring things, and when I manage to do something I like, I usually have no idea that how much material I have used. But by weighting the ready thing, i know how much of a bar I need to repeat the it.
And because we usually buy the steel by meters, but the supplier sells it by kg:s, I find the the weight (kg/m) from the receipt.

[@dridahook7284]

Thanks very much for your videos,. I,m starting a bit late in life, but blacksmithing is always something I,ve wanted to do, Your series of beginners videos are so clear and helpful..Just wanted to express my gratitude..

[@bjh4970]

I love your pragmatic here’s-the-math-to-get-you-close-enough approach - that is REALLY helpful as I’m just getting started blacksmithing (but am also good at math) Thank you! 😊

[@Smallathe]

Fascinating information on tong making. Thank you for the help, explanation and inspiration.

[@smellymel2338]

I am currently working on a forge so i can start with blacksmithing as a hobby, and this will be very helpful! Thank You!

[@robsonsantosOSO]

Thank You very much!

[@user-qt4tf6xh2g]

Great, thanks ⚒️⚒️⚒️

[@Carterironworks]

Great video Denis, very informative. Several of these tongs are on my list for the near future.

[@MrOldclunker]

Been forging since 13 and only use 3 tongs.

[@valsforge4318]

Oh yea, interesting....which 3?

[@andregrenierjr7622]

​@@valsforge4318 im curious too

[@mountainwolf1]

Impressive what are your weapons of choice for blacksmithing?

[@andregrenierjr7622]

@@mountainwolf1 i use a 2 pound and a 3 pound hammer but trying to make my own tongs

[@mountainwolf1]

@@andregrenierjr7622 tongs are difficult when you first start but become more easy when you practice expect failures. But be patient and determined I like the Daniel moss method.youtube.com/@danielmoss2089 hope that helps godbless and be well. You must convert metrics to royal if in the u.s.

[@motd8931]

I think I understood everything but the small box tongs. I looked like they were meant for hold larger stock at the very tip of the tongs. Could you show those tongs and their use in a video?

[@df-intheshop330]

I have a video on that. It's in my playlist on tongs or in the blacksmithing for beginners playlist - basic tong shapes and their uses.

[@motd8931]

Thanks! I will be watching that one.

[@JeffSearust]

Can you post the PDFs?

[@df-intheshop330]

If you want PDF's you can email me and i can send them to you. I added the stills of each page because everyone just takes screenshots now.

[@BrianDaleNeeley]

I've noticed that all of the old manuscripts show tongs for holding round stock with rounded bits, but of literally DOZENS (if not hundreds) of videos I have watched on making tongs, I don't think I have ever seen round bit tongs made. It seems that if square jaw tongs work well enough to hold round stock today, smiths of a century ago would have realized that as well. So why did they make all those round bit tongs?
I haven't seen anyone address this issue. Do round jaws hold enough better than square jaws to justify making six or more pairs of round jaws? I realize a dozen extra tongs don't take that much time to make in comparison to the years they would be used; but if they could have gotten by with fewer tongs, why didn't they?

[@df-intheshop330]

In my experience, properly fitting round bit tongs do a much better job of holding round stock than square bit tongs. However they are limited to that exact size. So they are great for production work or for specialized jobs where you are working with known stock sizes that are not going to change during forging. That's why they show up in old forging manual because these manuals are usually geared to production or industrial forging. Square bit tongs are pretty good for holding round bar but their big advantage is that one pair can handle a wide rage of stock sizes. So for most people, the advantages of square bit tongs for general forging outweighs the advantage of round bit tongs for holding a specific stock size very well.

[@woodsroamer6175]

5/8? That will wear out anybody over the age of 60.