Hi, Good idea to split videos in Full length category and sped up category, this way everyone gets what he's looking for. I bet most of the viewers will simply watch it all !
Hi, I apologize if you have answered this question 400 times, but I noticed that your anvil doesn't have the same obnoxious ringing that a lot of anvils have. Have you done something to deaden the ring or is it just the way your anvil is?
Actually I do have a video on that. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i5p0WcFHIJk.html This is from a weekly Q&A/Comment thing I tried to do couple of years ago - It didn't go over very well.
The chisel that you used to split the bit. Is it the same type of chisel that you use in your punching and splitting video? It seems to work very efficiently.
I noticed that you always have just the section you want to bend at forging heat - are you doing that by quenching/cooling the end, or just by placement in the forge? I'm asking because I watched your forge & firebox videos, & I know your firebox is much larger than the sections you have at forging heat, so I'm trying to understand how you do that. Hopefully that question makes sense...
The size and shape of the piece will determine what you will need to do to get the heat you want. Sometimes you can push the section out of the hot-spot of the forge and other times you will need to control it by selectively cooling those sections
So may I ask? From observation it seems quite a few tongs start as square or rectangular stock and I can see the functionality there in. Question is what is the functionality for the square ish reins...as opposed to round ish or oblong? Note I'm new in this and learning, so therefore haven't made or used tongs. Thank you. Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out
It really doesn't make that much difference as long as the reins are comfortable , easy to use and supply the clamping pressure you need to hold the work securely. How the tongs are made usually determines the shape of the reins. Here I'm forging out the reins so it is easier to leave the reins basically square with rounded corners. A lot of old tongs were made in two pieces. A heavier bar for the working end of the tongs forge welded to a lighter round bar for the reins. So in that case the reins were usually left round.
@@df-intheshop330 I actually like square reins. Good chamfered edges on them so they feel a bit softer to the hand. Though, it's probably because I am lazy and don't want to forge them into round.
Good day Dennis! I was wondering about your choice of design for this pair of tongs. I've seen many wolf jaw tongs, many having jaws like yours starting with that large bow like bolt jaw tongs then having bits with teeth and some that start immediately with the teeth. Is there any functional reason or does it boil down to aesthetics?
