Tong day (photos of completed tongs added)

[Sam Salvati]

Forging some tongs for a fellow having a hammer in at his shop that has no tongs, so two full basic sets here, 20 pieces making 10 tongs 5 per set. Sets includes two flat bar tongs for 1" and 1 1/2" wide by 1/4" thick, two bolt tongs for 3/8" and 3/4", and one set of fine pickups. got these all forged in about 4 hours today. Going to get them all jaw formed then drill the holes for the rivets, then hot rivet them all tonight then final fit and tweaking tomorrow. Shipping monday overnight to Alaska for the 1st annual Arctic Fire Hammerin live web broadcast! Info here:

http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=22731&st=0

and photos:

 

[Troop]

Looking good, Sam.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Great!!!!!!!!!

 

[Paul Savage]

Sam , Good on ya. I gotta say that is an efficient 4 hours of work in my opinion.

 

[Sam Salvati]

thanks guys. Was up late last night after a siesta got all the bits preformed and rivet holes drilled. riveting and final fitting today.

 

[Salem Straub]

Nice work, mang.

 

[blindhogg]

Keep us posted Sam, I want to see finished pics please.
CW

 

[Sam Salvati]

Here you go Chris:

Funky flat bar tongs:

fine pickups:

bolt tongs:

 

[JMJones]

Great work Sam.

 

[blindhogg]

Damn Sam, Those look really nice.
If you decide to make more I am in.
CW

 

[Barry Clodfelter]

Awesome job Sam!

 

[arcadiaknives]

Great work Sam! I like that funky flat bar tong a lot.

 

[Sam Salvati]

thanks guys!

Chris, will do.

 

[jawilder]

Sam, would you care to show the process of peening them together? I have several tongs that need to be taken apart, repaired, and put back together but don't know how to rivet them together without getting them too tight.

 

[Bob Katilus]

Sam, those are really nice... ever consider making a bunch to sell on the forums?

 

[Paul Savage]

Is it just me ? or are those tongs really really nice. Great work Sam.