Im not really sure why I feel like saying this but hey, why not. I'm not a particularly religious man myself but I appreciate your 'bless you'. its not the religion behind it that makes it such a nice message to me. It's your genuine kindness and well meaning that bleeds through so clearly in your words and tone. So thank you, not just for a informative and entertaining video but also for being a decent person. I just wanted to say that, sense your video made my day better and I hope my comment makes yours better too.

@jimbobojim4634

5 жыл бұрын

God bless you

@markheppleston1117

5 жыл бұрын

We all need all the help we can get in this life! Amen!!

@bobbymcgee723

5 жыл бұрын

The guy's channel is "Christ Centered Ironworks". You see metal working from a guy that puts god at the forefront of his life. You got what you clicked on.

@paulorchard7960

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@tomrobertson4983

4 жыл бұрын

Sol Invictus I couldn’t agree more.

That will be my first forge project, thanks

@speck213

3 жыл бұрын

Mine as well!

@placeholdername3907

Жыл бұрын

Same here

I'm beginning blacksmithing as a hobby and don't yet have the tools to create a pair of hinge jaw tongs. These tongs will be a great starter project that will further my abilities. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

The blacksmith that I've been admiring for the past year or so is Tabjorn Ahman. I thought that he was precise and clean in his execution... until I saw your video. You have a manual dexterity that I would comfortably call savant level. Clean, crisp, precise, movements that result in clean, crisp, precise work pieces.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful comment! I'm very humbled by it and honoured thank you sir :-)

Fantastic! I especially like the adjustable "lock". Thanks for all the great ideas.

Oh gee whillikers what a new fun and productive hobby I can get into that my parents and family totally won't shame me for

@ChristCenteredIronworks

Жыл бұрын

Just maybe 🤔

First time I think I’ve seen a wooden mallet used in smithing! Makes perfect sense though! Learned something new today! Thank you for the content!

Thank you for saying the dimensions in metric as well! It can be annoying having so many American smithing channels and having to do the calculation, but you said them straight outright! Cheers!

@bobbyhempel1513

2 жыл бұрын

You don't have to do any calculations; there are charts all over the place all you got to do is look at the SAE measurement and go over to these metric measurement it's very easy even someone from the United States of America can do it I didn't even graduate high school and I can. I can do the conversions in my head as well because it's not that complicated.

@staffordlyons9174

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbyhempel1513 m. , ,c.

Simple and quick to make. Love it. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for the alternative tongs. sometimes a second option is the one we need...

Love it! I will definitely forge my first tongs with this technique

Thank you, as someone who is just getting started it’s nice to see a simple projects to make my own tools.

I was expecting the pivot tongs. Boy was i surprised! Bless you too brother!

This had got to be the best video I have ever seen for beginner tongs. I've done a ton of research as a beginner in the best v way and this is a huge help. Thank you so much for this.

Great idea for tongs, thanks, Roy!

Great idea for a beginner super simple thank you, respect

Great video! I started smithing back in 2008 with a friend of mine back in high school. Haven’t done much in the past few years, but hoping to get back into the craft and possibly make some money on the side in my free time.

Me apasiona éstos videos de forja y algo aprendo de éstos grandes maestros de la fragua y el martillo 😮😮😮

I'm glad I found your video because I have thinking about I will make a pair. I'm new to blacksmithing, and thought making my tools would be excellent training. Thank you!

Thank you sir for your knowledge. Bless you too.

Very interesting idea.

I am Blacksmith lover and relate with this business. Much appriciate your work

That's awesome thing and to me that's more practical especially like me as the beginner. Many thanks.

Thank you, this is just what I was looking for.

I needed this one! Thank you!! GOD Bless!!!

Thank you for the quick and easy video 👍👍👍

Very good idea Roy. Thanks for the vid.

Perfect for me!!! Thank you , I’m a beginner!!

Nice easy tongs. Thanks Roy.

Pinça simples facil e eficiente, gostei projeto futuro.

Great video. I’m just getting started and this will be a great place to start for me. Thanks, God Bless!!!

Thank you, I am a beginner and this will help me a lot

I've actually really been struggling on making tongs this really will help

Neat idea! Might just have to make some to say I did...great video Roy, thanks!

very nice job thanks

great video Thank you Roy!

great new idea;;;respect from IRELAND

great idea

Thank You Brother for your “giving” !

Have been looking for a way to make RR spike tongs at my skill level and this is perfect!

Very informative video. I'm working on getting into blacksmithing and was trying to figure out how I could make some tongs inexpensively and you showed me how. Thanks and you have another subscriber.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! We have an entire playlist on forging different types of tongs. ~Jessica

Sure appreciate your videos Roy...now my brain belts are sqeeling using this technique for lots of other stuff besides tongs.Thanks!

Always enjoy your videos 👍

Super cool !!! , Thank you.

Good video. Helpfull for a beginner like me. will try it soon. have a nice day.

Making my forge tomorrow. Subed to you for the face you're name of your channel is awesome!

Great work, man!

Great video,I love the primitiveness of your forge and work!

God bless you man thanks for the vid

Very interesting method. I like the tong clip to hold it closed. You don’t have to pick up your material every time you set tong down. May God bless you and your family.

I find it amusing as i live in Canada and we supply only imperial sized metal. Metric is a special order product 😂😂 im a journeyman carpenter and i can switch back and forth from metric to imperial extremely quick and its a real skill to have, and i quite appreciate how you try to be inclusive of those who use different measurements!

You have some mad skills brother. Need to get a forge going so I can make this and a lot of other things.

Brilliant sir

They may be simple but they look great!

Wow hey thank you very much I’ve been watching videos on how to make tongs and this is exactly what I needed to see I’ve been struggling with vise grips for awhile and this my friend is absolutely awesome again thanks for sharing this I greatly appreciate

@15100petar

Жыл бұрын

Have you continued on this idea?

very good interesting idea

Excellent mate.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video thank you for being a part of the channel and an avid commenter God bless you

Very cool video for the beginner

that's real cool! Great video!

very nice instruction....

Thank you brother this helped me a lot I'm just now trying to do a little blacksmithing myself it seems to be a good trade and a useful trade to learn how to do God bless you brother Galatians 6:9 :)

Finally, someone who doesn't just use freedom units

@heroofthesurface5920

4 жыл бұрын

Well I like freedom units. I dont need no metric system.

@javanbybee4822

4 жыл бұрын

Hex o2 you monster

@kadinrose230

4 жыл бұрын

It's to confuse iran

@maxlinck9037

4 жыл бұрын

@@heroofthesurface5920 your scientists and military don't use it ("freedom units") though

@heroofthesurface5920

4 жыл бұрын

@@maxlinck9037 wildland firefighters do tho

Great stuff thanx for the help really good vid

Cool lesson

Great Video.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch ☺️

Nice!👍

nice starting place a pair of tongs to be able to make tongs thank you

good idea

Top thank you....

Subbed almost instantly...... Good shit

Good job. Also seems like a good way to make a sissy bar for a motorcycle as it resembles at 8:50!

These are somewhat similar to the fireplace accessory once used for lighting a pipe.

Neat!

Always enjoy your vids!! I look forward to always seeing your new ones! Thank you 🙏

Thanks. +1 sub. Very helpful for beginners like me

Never seen anyone use a leather mallet to forge with. Pretty cool.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

5 жыл бұрын

It comes in handy in lots of instances

@isaacpatterson6984

5 жыл бұрын

The leather and wooden mallets are more "forgiving" if you miss and hit the wrong spot. They dont dent the metal like iron hammer heads.

@jamesonrussell4175

5 жыл бұрын

Also softer mallets like brass headed ones are less likely to mar the creation.

Hi, thanks for sharing this content! I'm trying to get started smithing and this feels like a project I can accomplish. Also I love that automata of a smith in the beginning of the video. Would you mind sharing where you got that?

Hello there in God bless you thank you very much for this video not too long ago I just got through finishing making my forced air ribbon burner Forge and my next thing was to make me a pair of tongs and I like these that you made I plan on seeing if I can make some like these the only thing is instead of having that sleeve that you made to give it pressure I thought that I would do something different maybe draw a hole and both ends and tap screw it and make some type of tightening knob to where I can release and Titan pressure it's an idea that you gave me so thank you very much sir

from a beginner smith in Australia God bless

Whoa that blower you have is cool. Is that a weighted crank/flywheel mechanism?

another great build roy can other pairs be made the same or is this the only kind that can be made this way

Thanks Roy -- for another great video, and especially one for us beginners. Don't see links for tong clips in your video description. I found one video by you on tong clips, but the one in this video looks different. Do you have more than one?

Mal ein ganz anderes Modell von Zange -Danke für den Film

“Spanking the Anvil “

@EDKARTOG

4 жыл бұрын

She's a naughty anvil Hahaha

Will you make a video for making a set of BBQ tongs? . I guess it would be very similar to this project. I've seen videos of BBQ forks, steak turning fork and spatulas. I have yet to find one on BBQ tongs. Thanks

think i would make the jaws similar to riveted tongs jaws, squared with a second bend for more surface area for gripping

Cool idea brother the only question I have is how comfortable are they in the hand? God Bless you and yours from me and mine.. Martin M&S Blades

was that a wooden mallet you use during the majority of the bending there?

I've been looking for a basic style of tongs to start off with, that I can make with what I have available for material atm (mostly rebar, or very thick bar stock/jackhammer bits, etc) This looks like it may be the ticket, as 15m rebar should work just fine. I do have a question though. What is the hammer you use for most of the bending made of? I'm assuming some form of wood, though it's hard to see with the shape it's in. I have already made a maple mallet for my workshop, so I'm thinking I may make a smaller version for the forge. I'm just not sure if I should go with a dense hardwood, or something softer like pine that will have more "give" to it. Not super worried about how long it will last, as making a new one should be easy, and weight can always be added to the head if it's too light.

Hey man I’m about to start blacksmithing have you any tips thanks

Done exact to letter but think the grab ends on mine are to long lol :-)

Very interesting way of doing things. I didn't think that putting the fulcrum in the back would still work for blacksmithing. I have seen it in bbq tongs but there were so flimsy that I thought it was design and not material.

I made a friend of mine this style of tongs so he can flip large cuts of meat in his smoker. Great design thanks.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Pretty cool and God bless you and your family in Jesus name amen

@ChristCenteredIronworks

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. God bless you too!

ah I did not think to try something like this, but might work for a beginner and someone trying to save gas for heating like me, heat it bend it cut it, flatten the middle and joint it

You know my first set of tongs was a weak version of this. I say weak because they are flat and uneven and dirty as all get out. But your video makes me wanna go back and redo them to just do it better. Even with my first set of jank hinge tongs I spent 10 hrs making LOL.

Love this option for beginners Roy. Thanks for taking the time, and presenting it. A question on using mild steel. Would it be worth the simple effort to actually Spring temper them? Thanks!

I only have a rail road anvil without a horn any tips on doing this with what i have would be awsome

also what is the second mallet/hammer you used ? ( sorry im new to smithing)

What kind of hammer were you using to round your stock?