Crafting Blacksmithing Tools: Tongs

This will be a class that will challenge your forging skills and improve your hammer control. E Aside from a hammer, the other tools in the has of a blacksmith most often are the tongs. Every smith needs at least a few sets of tongs and being able to make the tools that you need at the forge is the best way to master the craft. This intermediate-level blacksmithing course will cover the process to complete a pair of tongs. Individuals will learn techniques such as chiseling, punching, riveting, and complex shouldering. At the end of the 2-day intensive course individuals will have completed their own pair of bolt style tongs for your new blacksmithing kit.

Prerequisite: Blacksmithing 101, Bladesmithing