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

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bruce!!

@brucek6563

4 жыл бұрын

@@torbjornahman You're welcome!

No doubt the best tongs making video on KZread.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

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful display of craftsmanship.

EXCELLENT! Hälsningar från Mar del Plata, Argentina.

The precision you have punching the holes is amazing.

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

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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.

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

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 .

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

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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

9 жыл бұрын

gfodale Thank you very much!

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

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

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you Paul!!

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

@torbjornahman

9 жыл бұрын

Eskil Eriksson Tack!

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

7 жыл бұрын

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

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

@torbjornahman

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, thanks!

can't stop watching these videos.

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

A precision pair.. Nice Job Torbjorn.

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark.

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

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

:) Thanks

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

Very good work.

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

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

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Patrick Thank you! RIP Toby.

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.

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

8 жыл бұрын

TheRicchini Thanks!

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

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

@torbjornahman

9 жыл бұрын

Key Lock Thanks

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

4 жыл бұрын

:) Great!

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

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

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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 .

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

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

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.

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

I'm a blacksmithing student and your videos are so helpful.

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

Great!! Thanks

@ScabbyCrab

6 жыл бұрын

No, thank you!

Excellent video. Thank you

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

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.

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

@torbjornahman

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

@torbjornahman

8 жыл бұрын

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

@aryabima6076

6 жыл бұрын

What

@noctismortis7349

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

Great watch, Very good tool to keep afterwards.

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing. All the best Mat

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

Such quality work you do! Great job man.

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

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

:) Thanks!

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

Impressive.... beautiful work.

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

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

@karthickvaikai

7 жыл бұрын

DavidSixSixFive

@coen8323

7 жыл бұрын

DavidSixSixFive steel*

@stillenacht8518

7 жыл бұрын

BLACKDOG Ha! I actually lawled.

@klausmoser796

6 жыл бұрын

Hllo

Excellent Tool, congratulations on the job!

Very nicely done

Fantastic job... you are a master...

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

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks

it's wonderful job!

Love your videos there amazing

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

Great work and splendid workmanship good on ya.

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I'm a little bit late to the party here, but my god, you do such beautiful work. Thanks.

@torbjornahman

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good looking tool Great job Thumbs Up

That was a fine demonstration

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Great work Torbjörn! Thanks for sharing

great work and inspiring. many thanks for the instruction

Fantastic man! They look beautiful!!

I enjoyed every minute of this, thank you!

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

@dodi_mihardja

4 жыл бұрын

Fully aggree

Nice video. Very nice tip with the spring c-clamp for holding and balancing the tong while you split the end. I should do that next time I I will forge a new pair of tongs.

@torbjornahman

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

Жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

Torbjõrn, Just got anvil and though I've beat on much cold steel over the years, I look forward to forging hot steel. Your videos are extremely well made and you craftsmanship suberb! Thanks!

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Thanks

Really nice work. Don't know why some people gave this a thumbs down, I wish I had them. I like your style. I don't have a power hammer , but once I am better at forge welding I forge weld on the arms. Thanks for sharing.

@torbjornahman

5 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks

Another awesome piece of work. Good job :)

@tibimuresanu454

6 жыл бұрын

Renan Silva mn

They are nice tongs !

Super travail de forgeron bravo 👍👍👍

Inspiring. I hope to reach that level.

Great craftsmanship.

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!

Amazing skills and great video.

Simplemente Magnifico trabajo.

Great craftsmanship

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

@torbjornahman

9 жыл бұрын

Pablo Saro Thank you!

Love this work and the skill involved.

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks

I thought this project was doomed -- just about halfway through the video -- but these are great. Good work. I may try this same technique.

Very good forging and camera work! Thank you!

@torbjornahman

8 жыл бұрын

+munckmb Thank you!

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

@torbjornahman

9 жыл бұрын

Marcio Fernando Barci Thanks!

Loved this. Great work. I'm looking at learning blacksmithing as a hobby. It's always fascinated me. For now though I'll just go watch all your vids haha

@torbjornahman

9 жыл бұрын

Karl Black Ha ha, thanks!

I admire your work! I work as a blacksmith, yet in our workshop we'd probably drill the holes for the rivets and make the cuts on the tip with the angle grinder. Provided that I could convince my boss to let us make our own tongs in the first place instead of buying some at the blacksmith supplier. It's a shame really when even the old blacksmith says it's not worth it just buy it elsewhere. But I'll get there eventually. Will be making my own collection of tongs some day and you're a great inspiration!

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's ok to take some shortcuts if it does not affect the end result I think. Only thing to note when grinding or drilling is that you remove material and might need to compensate for that.

Best set I've ever seen made!

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron.

Superb!! Thank you for this inspirational video!

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

thats fantastic work torb....

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

I just keep watching this video, it's pure craftsmanship and such an eye for detail. I am attempting my first bolt tongs and if they're half or quarter as good as yours i'll be happy...hahah.

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Hope you get lucky!

Thanks , Torbjörn Åhman! Very good video.

Beautiful work, so enjoyable to watch, thank you.

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

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

@torbjornahman

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

@torbjornahman

6 жыл бұрын

Great! Good luck with your next project!

Произведение искусства , шедевр ! Я с экрана мобильного вижу как легко держать заготовку такими клещами .