Tongs

Well i have got 2 pairs of unique tongs made up ready for testing and making the final set tommorow ready for testing monday. A few points i have learned already, one thing about straight bar reins alot easier to make and to set up so they match, i spent ages trying to line up the tong reins to then attach them and suddenly one has grown by an inch, aswell as that setting the nibs is a whole new level of difficult.

I am beginning to think this question that i asked myself, that the answer is no. Would i change this question in the future? No probably not, i have learned loads about tongs and making them through this, even setting a pair of tongs that doesnt want to be made i have learned stuff through little talks and just playing with it.

These are the two tongs that i made up, i admit they are not to look at because of the making being a write my own rule book style of forging. I cant wait to test them and see if there any real break throughs and see about taking the postives further maybe refining a set with aspects of them all.