I am a fan of both you and John; you contribute mightily to teaching the craft, especially when your work isn't up to your standards and you both tell us why.
Yes, explaining what is going or went wrong and (showing) how to fix it is worth more to learners than just watching a professional Smith make something that is perfect the first try. (Or edited to look that way.) I've been a subscriber to John for several years and here for abut a year. :)
Looks like cutting that bit groove would be easier before the bend. Great fun though, nice tongs and I need to make some. Thanks for showing your build.
I made my first set of tongs after watching some of your videos, and a few of black bear forge videos. They aren't the prettiest things, but they do work! Thanks for putting out all of these videos showing what to do, and what could be improved. My future work will be better thanks to you!
I like that you wouldn't let go of that nice, perfectly functional set of tongs, because you weren't happy with them. Pride in your work sir... A good thing
Thanks for the Video, I can say I hope ill be able to make tongs like you Daniel before I die. I'm just getting started on this hobby at the younger age of 74. I haven't yet lit my forge. I hope to be able to smithing by the end of this month. Please keep the videos coming.
I really love that you put up videos of stuff you've built that you have made mistakes on. It's really heartening for people like me who are just starting out. The stuff I make is currently always rough and always seeing videos of stuff coming out perfectly is a downer. At least with your videos I can see that it's not always perfect, and you explain what you could do differently to make them better. I've learnt a lot.
You learned, means we learned. I would be very happy with an OK pair of Poz tongs. I have nearly all the tooling made. Nice of you to mention John, you both cover things we are interested in. I will check out Etsy.
Hey just wondering would you ever do a video about ur forge and how u set up and what size it is. Trying to find out what's a good size cause I'm upgrading from my brake drum forge.
Really enjoyed watching you make those tongs, I could use a good pair of tongs to get started blacksmithing ,as soon as honey do list is done ,great job and I will subscribe looking forward to more tong making videos
Thanks for the info. I hope to get started beating some hot metal this weekend. Just finished building a forge and just got my 88lb. anvil so nowI need tongs. Lol God bless for your info.
Always good to show things that don't quite work out! One suggestion I'd like to make would be to lower the exposure settings on your camera slightly. For most of your working heat the steel is too overexposed to actually see what you are doing. Luke
Daniel. I like the Tongs as they are, you are far too critical of your own work. I remember when i did my training and had completed my first set of tongs my instructor was kind In a way way when he described my effort as "rustic" and smiled. A gentle (must do better) which I took on board. That was way back in 1961 at the Royal School of military Engineering at Chatham. That always stuck in my mind. Having said that, function is the main requirement for most tongs some of which are seldom used. I personally had a regular use for about four, the remainder had some odd requirement or a variation on another. Now retired, I still have those first pair of tongs as a reminder of my early days. I would like to add My condolences to Sgt Bob Lomax, my instructor who sadly has passed away.
I thought they came out rather well. Ithink the roughness you speak of is 1/2 you setting a standard and the other we can't really see because we're looking at a screen. Anyway I'd surely use them. I really like paws tongs. Your way looks a bit more simplified then John's so I'm going to try it. Thanks!
Dan I really need to see how you do the offset. This give the the most trouble when I try to make tongs and I haven't been able to find a tong video that discusses just how the offset is done. By the way I would be proud if I made a pair of tongs that looked like yours.
Hey good day, very nicely done regardless. Good job. You're quite an inspiration to us. Thanks for sharing this with us all keep up the good work and have a beautiful day. Jim
I wish I could make tongs as sketchy as those because they make mine look seriously s@@t!! I know you have standard for what you want to sell and I have similar standards - if I have to make something I try to make the very best I can. Sadly my blacksmithing isn't even close to those standards yet but I'm definitely looking farward to getting there. I love Poz tongs and really need to give them a bash soon....... I really need to start my forge up again as it's been quiet way to long 👍👍
You can call me Ben lolololol . Way so not ready for that set of tong making adventure. Need far more forge time...and far less having to work for a living time. Lmbo 🙏💜🧙♂️ Ps. I'm responding to your email right now. Grrr my brain cells forgot to remind me
When you used the engineer’s vice, why didn’t you put the work in the centre or all the way in to get maximum grip? If it was heat loss please ignore that. Great videos thank you Daniel.
I'm did some looking around and I would really like tools made by you and hopefully before the year's over I can get started with the whole new set up since I moved to Olympia Washington oh, I came up from Oklahoma to here about 3 years had to leave everything behind.
Just a harder steel to start with means they will last longer. Obviously you can't/shouldn't get your Tongs hot and quench them. The don't bend or move or ware out like mild can.
I was curious to see how you'd deal with that dog leg to line up the jaws... Still waiting to know ;) Where's the link to John "Black bear" video by the way ? Stay safe and keep hammering hot metal !
My name is Alexander , I'm from Russia.I watch your videos with great interest , you have a lot to learn, you are a good master.
I find your channel and Black Bear Forge to be two of the best on RUclips.
Cheers!
Whipple
I am a fan of both you and John; you contribute mightily to teaching the craft, especially when your work isn't up to your standards and you both tell us why.
Yes, explaining what is going or went wrong and (showing) how to fix it is worth more to learners than just watching a professional Smith make something that is perfect the first try. (Or edited to look that way.) I've been a subscriber to John for several years and here for abut a year. :)
Aww but they are wonderful! I absolutely would be happy to use those.
You really are a man of integrity, making things to an excellent quality.
Its always a bonus when we can identify and learn from our mistakes. No matter how small or irrelevant. Great work as always!
No matter if you did not liked, that are a really nice pair of tongs. Great video!
Looks like cutting that bit groove would be easier before the bend. Great fun though, nice tongs and I need to make some. Thanks for showing your build.
I made my first set of tongs after watching some of your videos, and a few of black bear forge videos. They aren't the prettiest things, but they do work! Thanks for putting out all of these videos showing what to do, and what could be improved. My future work will be better thanks to you!
I like that you wouldn't let go of that nice, perfectly functional set of tongs, because you weren't happy with them. Pride in your work sir... A good thing
Thanks for the Video, I can say I hope ill be able to make tongs like you Daniel before I die. I'm just getting started on this hobby at the younger age of 74. I haven't yet lit my forge. I hope to be able to smithing by the end of this month. Please keep the videos coming.
I really love that you put up videos of stuff you've built that you have made mistakes on. It's really heartening for people like me who are just starting out. The stuff I make is currently always rough and always seeing videos of stuff coming out perfectly is a downer.
At least with your videos I can see that it's not always perfect, and you explain what you could do differently to make them better. I've learnt a lot.
You learned, means we learned. I would be very happy with an OK pair of Poz tongs. I have nearly all the tooling made. Nice of you to mention John, you both cover things we are interested in. I will check out Etsy.
I definitely liked this video. I’ve never seen POZ tongs. And I enjoy your channel very much!!!🔥🤘🏼
Love the ramble and the tongs. That's one of the many styles I'd like to try my hand at one of these days.
They look great to me Dan! Thanks and God Bless you sir!
Hey just wondering would you ever do a video about ur forge and how u set up and what size it is. Trying to find out what's a good size cause I'm upgrading from my brake drum forge.
You always do a good job Dan!
Another great video Dan 👍🏻
Always look forward to the next one
I love my poz tongs.. going to be making some to sell.. also I have found when cutting the head it es easier to wedge something under it.
Really enjoyed watching you make those tongs, I could use a good pair of tongs to get started blacksmithing ,as soon as honey do list is done ,great job and I will subscribe looking forward to more tong making videos
You make great tongs. Me on the other hand couldn't make tongs for the life of me. Nice job good sir.
I think those look awesome, but I understand what you are talking about with the offset. Thanks for another great video!!!
Thanks for the info. I hope to get started beating some hot metal this weekend. Just finished building a forge and just got my 88lb. anvil so nowI need tongs. Lol God bless for your info.
Best of luck let me know how you get on.
Always good to show things that don't quite work out! One suggestion I'd like to make would be to lower the exposure settings on your camera slightly. For most of your working heat the steel is too overexposed to actually see what you are doing. Luke
Daniel.
I like the Tongs as they are, you are far too critical of your own work. I remember when i did my training and had completed my first set of tongs my instructor was kind
In a way way when he described my effort as "rustic" and smiled. A gentle (must do better) which I took on board. That was way back in 1961 at the Royal School of military Engineering
at Chatham. That always stuck in my mind. Having said that, function is the main requirement for most tongs some of which are seldom used. I personally had a regular use for about four, the remainder had some odd requirement or a variation on another. Now retired, I still have those first pair of tongs as a reminder of my early days. I would like to add My condolences to Sgt Bob Lomax, my instructor who sadly has passed away.
Looking forward to seeing those style tongs on your etsy store
I thought they came out rather well. Ithink the roughness you speak of is 1/2 you setting a standard and the other we can't really see because we're looking at a screen. Anyway I'd surely use them. I really like paws tongs. Your way looks a bit more simplified then John's so I'm going to try it. Thanks!
Dan I really need to see how you do the offset. This give the the most trouble when I try to make tongs and I haven't been able to find a tong video that discusses just how the offset is done. By the way I would be proud if I made a pair of tongs that looked like yours.
Check out the next video on these should help a bit.
Thats bad ass! I hope I can be as skilled and talented as you are! Thanks
Can you share the link to BBF where John Switzer makes these? You mentioned such a link in the video, but I don’t see one here.
I will sort the link sorry
I made two pairs of these tongs and I absolutely love them. Lot of fun to forge.
I like the shape of these more than John Switzers. Be nice to see how the finished ones turn out.
Thanks Dan.
I love making tongs. I have never made a pair that I love...... YET
Hope to some day get more classes from you someday when all this COVID stuff clears up
i´m interested in how you finished the tong... nice to see how you work.
They came out good I have made a few pair of them, yeah good Idea of doing that offset for the jaws. Going to look at that.
They are good pair of tongs your are a perfectionist like myself I hope you put them to good use in your shop
Very nice. I gotta try this.
Great video as always. Thank you.
Mate I agree with Glen Everett I have a Lott of room to improve .
I would be proud to make a sett as good as the ones you just made .:)
I wish my tongs looked that good. Hell, I've never had a set work at all. I'll give it another try though. Lol. Thanks for sharing! 👍⚒
Hey good day, very nicely done regardless. Good job. You're quite an inspiration to us. Thanks for sharing this with us all keep up the good work and have a beautiful day. Jim
I'm back. I tried to make them but failed. I would love another video on this wonderful tong.
I guess you will have to make a tool for the fly press now to do the offsets on those tongs jig up for production they look great anyway Dan
Yep sure will.
Hi new here loved the vid where in uk are u do u do classes for blacksmithing
Ive always loved the poz tong style. Glad 2 c u keeping up with ur standards
I wish I could make tongs as sketchy as those because they make mine look seriously s@@t!! I know you have standard for what you want to sell and I have similar standards - if I have to make something I try to make the very best I can. Sadly my blacksmithing isn't even close to those standards yet but I'm definitely looking farward to getting there. I love Poz tongs and really need to give them a bash soon....... I really need to start my forge up again as it's been quiet way to long 👍👍
Nice looking tongs even you’re not happy with them. Good to uphold your own standards though. Great video as always
Well, they look great to me.
Hey if you learned and are able to get the process done better/faster, it was a success. Tongs look good!
When put the v Grove in the jaws, why not make another Fullerton tool like the first, only use 1/2" square stock?
Nice video as always.
there good enough for me .look great ,im sure you said you were sending them to me lol .
Do you have a shop or ebay store, where can we buy your items from m8
On line shop is Www.trustmeimablacksmith.co.uk there more stuff on its way just flat out with a large project.
Great Video !
I took a class from a 90 year old man in Wisconsin several years ago been using them ever since
Lol 😂🤣🤣😆. My name is Ben. I'm in stitches! 😂🤣. Any way to win a thing with your mark, I'm in. Be well Dan! Great video 👍⚒️👍🍺😀♥️
Just incase you know what he's like hahahaha
@@danielmoss2089 🤣🤣🤣👍🍺⚒️❤️
I hate you both 😜🤣🤣🤣
@@bentoombs and we both hate you x
Always good!
I really like poz tongs:) Great video. Will there be a video coming about the awsome dragon head you did a while ago?
When I find some time but I will definitely do it.
Awsome! Thanks alot. Greetings from Germany:)
That’s funny. At the start I looked at them and thought damn they’re nicely finished 😂
I can't wait to see how you off Set The nibs
Did that today video up in a day or two. Came out quite nice.
I really like the look of those tongs, best tongs I’ve got are the ones I got from you.
How can I be entered in to win the tongs?
Go to the video where I make perfect Tongs every time and work out what I did lol.
I'll be picking the winner later today so hurry!
How do I win the tongs?
Head over to the video called perfect Tongs every time.
I'll draw the winner later today.
I LOVE MAKING TONGS!!! I make so many tongs, that I haven't forged anything in months! lol...not even an S hook
You can call me Ben lolololol .
Way so not ready for that set of tong making adventure. Need far more forge time...and far less having to work for a living time. Lmbo
🙏💜🧙♂️
Ps. I'm responding to your email right now. Grrr my brain cells forgot to remind me
Completely agree! 8 hour workdays with college classes in the evening don’t leave me much time to forge.
When you used the engineer’s vice, why didn’t you put the work in the centre or all the way in to get maximum grip? If it was heat loss please ignore that. Great videos thank you Daniel.
Nice vid
I'm going to be busy here this winter cuz I got a new ribbon burner Forge I've been building I'm going to be needing some better tools👍👍👍✌
Love to see how you get on.
I'm did some looking around and I would really like tools made by you and hopefully before the year's over I can get started with the whole new set up since I moved to Olympia Washington oh, I came up from Oklahoma to here about 3 years had to leave everything behind.
Happy to help where I can dude. Let me know what you need and I'll see what I can do.
The tongs look great but why 4140 are you going to heat treat
Just a harder steel to start with means they will last longer. Obviously you can't/shouldn't get your Tongs hot and quench them. The don't bend or move or ware out like mild can.
But mild is fine.
I was curious to see how you'd deal with that dog leg to line up the jaws... Still waiting to know ;)
Where's the link to John "Black bear" video by the way ?
Stay safe and keep hammering hot metal !
I need to sort sorry. If you search poz Tongs black bear forge. Came up first time for me.
@@danielmoss2089 Thanks for the answer :)
Here's the link to the first video : ruclips.net/video/KYjnd9-uDbU/видео.html
Must be something in the air I messed my set of poz tongs up last weekend
very funny, should of had a beer instead , love it
My name totally isn't Ben ;-)
But yeah, if nothing else this video reminded me that I want to make a set of these at some stage.
Great tongs I would like to be able to make some knife tongs
First viewer ,Keep up the good work
I just wish my tongs were as nice as your rejects.
Hey.my name is Ben, my underwear says.👍 Lol Those are nice tongs dude. You know I'm always in 😜 🍻 Cheers
Looking good dan tongs are great lol hint hint
Poz tongs that I made are ugly as sin but the most versatile/used pair that I own
Chucking in random comment...here. I grilled cheeseburgers for supper last night.
Nice
Ummm.... My name is Ben?
😜
Lol IT IS!!!!!
Oh my name is Ben . what lmao
O OK you win!
Lol winner winner chicken dinner 😂
You don’t like em, I think their great! If you want to see what bad tongs look like I’ll send you a pair of mine!
1:23 Nice and snug, eh? My hardy whole has experienced too much abuse above and beyond natural wear and tear, y’know, nothing fits in there anymore.
Hey Dan, where's my tongs?
Not sure what your talking about?
I don't know a Lone wolf what's your name?
Since they're no good, send them to me and I'll fixem!
Those tongs are terrible put them in the scrap bin outside your workshop I'm not that far away they will probably be gone by the morning
Cheers
Haha hi Tony