Blacksmithing - A Beginners Guide: Making Tongs Without Tongs

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  @southronjr1570 · 1 year ago

  I used to teach metalworking at a scout winter camp and being winter, I opted to do a blacksmithing version (BSA allows you to teach metalworking with soft metals like copper and brass, sheet metals, or blacksmithing and the blacksmithing version is rather rare). I brought all of my tools but at the time only had about 4 pairs of tongs but seeing as how I made 4 dirtbox forges for the camp to keep and plus my coal forge, I was still short by each forge having a set of tongs. So at the begining of class on the first day, I demostrated making a pair of tongs out of some scrap rebar for the kids. One set of brother were extremely enamored with blacksmithing and became my best students, they absorbed everything I could teach and asked me some questions I had to look up and brought their dad to class who became just as enamored. So after the class was over at the last lesson, I  gave the brothers the tongs with the condidtion that they pay it forward, teach someone else about blacksmithing and give them a hard to get tool to help them along thier way. A few weeks later, I get a bunch of pics on my phone from their dad showing their new forge setup with a propane forge, a new anvil and everything. Their dad said the boys were in the shop every day after school and chores working on projects.

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  @ClintsHobbiesDIY · 1 year ago

  This is one of those channels I subscribe to that I hit "Like" when the video starts, because I know I will like it.

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  @karlgustav9960 · 1 year ago

  Next: Anvil without an anvil.

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  @jorionedwards · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7noDycQj8&amp;t=1042">17:22</a> Thing&apos;s not even done yet and it&apos;s already seeing use.

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  @bickyching · 1 year ago (edited)

  my late grandfather was a metal craftsman. he did not only blacksmithing but also invented quite a lot of things, such as the first generation of dim sum steamer-trolley in Hong Kong used at restaurants. I grew up spending a lot of time at his workshop. I was fascinated by his works though I was very young. as a girl, he never passed any of his knowledge to me. I had very little experience with metal works. yet, watching your videos gives me warmth, comfort, happiness, really, lots of joy! not only your skill with metal is totally impressive, your videos are always the best and getting more astonishing as time goes by! absolutely &nbsp;inspirational. thank you! ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏 Mr Ahman, thank you! 😊

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  @Tuuuuri · 1 year ago

  youd hope making tongs doesnt take tongs

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  @ClydeBalcom · 1 year ago

  I like the teaching format. It makes the video more enjoyable and educational.

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  @Troy_457 · 1 year ago (edited)

  A tutorial, by Torbjörn? That&apos;s like a dream come true.

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  @adroaldoribeiro4529 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7noDycQj8&amp;t=1197">19:57</a> it looks like a hungry little monster nomnomnom 😂😂😂

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  @DUSTEATER2 · 1 year ago

  Back in the 70&apos;s I worked at IHC in the forge shop as a blacksmith helper for a short time. We mostly made tongs for the heaters that pulled steel from the furnaces. Most of the work was done using u bolt steel and factory rivets. We could make 5 sets of tongs { with a steam hammer} in an 8 hr shift. We also made open end wenches ,sledgehammer heads, hooks and many other tools. Your videos bring back many fond memories &nbsp;from 50 years ago!

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  @Ethan_hodson · 1 year ago

  I personally think from what i see today, the one of the biggest mistakes that beginners make is finishing an area, not realizing that your supposed to progress slowly in each one

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  @j.b.6855 · 1 year ago

  As a log time viewer I have seen you make lots of tools. It would make a nice series seeing you make the basic tools a beginner needs.

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