Blacksmithing - Forging power hammer / pickup tongs
2016 ж. 1 Ақп.
549 638 Рет қаралды
In this video I make a style of tongs called pickup tongs or power hammer tongs. This is my first pair of this kind.
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Watching you just makes me wanna be a blacksmith that only makes tongs
Hi, I've been mechanic for fifty years, have a few old smithing tools from a house I lived in, and have forged my own occasional special tool, for most of these years. I'm retired now, with my own shop, in "farm country", and have learned a lot from this, and other videos. I've done some pretty rough and crude work, "good enough to do the job", but have been setting up to do it right, and this has been a great video, of exactly what I did wrong thirty years ago, forging a set of tongs, that have worked, barely, and will get "re-worked" next week, into a decent shape. Excellent technique, patience, hammer skill, a real pleasure to watch. Thanks for the enthusiasm, encouragement, and high standard of craftmanship!!
Thanks John! Much appreciated, good luck!
such nice skills here! you literally gave me the want to start forging! thanks million! :) i all ready made my forge and make a lift to an anvil from my grand father. and now because of you i want to make my own pickup tongues! thanks again mate :)
Great, Have fun!
What a dynamic build! So inspirational!!
I always appreciate how clean and neat your work looks and these tongs were no exception. Thank you for sharing
Watching Torbjorn is the best stress reliever.....Love the sweet sounds he brings out of the anvil. Jc
Another excellent piece! Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Great work! Good to see you playing with your new toy, as well!
Recycling at its best. Very skilful drawing out the steel with the power hammer. Great work from a true Craftsman. Thank you.
Beautifully done, sir. Glad to see a new video.
it is very relaxing to watch no word no music just the sound of the forged matal
Yeeeeeees a new video. Thanks, Torbjörn, amazing as always.
+Jordan McIntosh Webb Thank you.
I am so impressed on how precise in length and curvature you made the tongs. It amazes me! I could watch you make things for hours!! Great video!
Excellent in every aspect. Loved it.
It really is a pleasure to watch all your video’s. This pare of tongs is a real nice design.
Unbelievable hand forging! This is how they must have done it hundreds maybe thousands of years ago. The well controlled hammer blows quickly shaped the spring steel into a usable destruct proof pair of tongs.
I could watch you work all day. It doesn’t even make me tired. Lol. Beautiful stuff.
Thanks Dave!
Beautiful work, very relaxing to watch
Dear Sir, I wanted to thank you for your videos. I have admired the art of blacksmithing for a long time, and watching your videos, inspired me to take a teaser course at the Memphis Metal Museum. It was not a bad choice, I remembered many of the things you did in your videos and produced a forged hook that was by far the best in the group. And yet I'd never swung a hammer before that day to strike a red hot piece of mild steel. I will continue to enjoy your videos and learn as I can. I hope to find a someone with the equipment to further my interest, and much of it is thanks to you. I wish you a great life and joy Sir.
+Remowylliams Wow, thank you! I hope you manage to develop you interest! Good luck!
Helt fantastiskt rogivande att se på när Torbjörn smider.
Tack tack!!
Well done ! I think i must make myself a pair of those tongs - the look really practical.
I really like to see people working with their hands and head, great video's. Thank you !!
Really very good job! So perfect tool! Congratulations!
Amazing work as always! Thanks for sharing.
Well that's another pair of tongs I need to forge. Great video as always! Thank you!
Another fantastic video. I really appreciate when you speed through the repeat sections and slow down for the details. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
+Idaho 2nd Gens Thanks!
Beautiful work
You have a most wonderful skill. The ability to forge metal is just fascinating. I could watch it all day long and the mech hammer is just awesome. To be able to make your own tools from someones else's scrap magic.
+Alan Byrne Thank you!
+Torbjörn Åhman will you make me a knife please
Bravo cher forgeron je vous tire chappeau tres beau travail et bien fini ! filicitation merci pour video .
Beautiful set of tongs there Torbjorn.
Every video is a joy
Pretty nice demo, again. Especially that "How they work and what you can do (crab) with them-part".
great tongs. I have alot of hand made tongs i use at work for forging i do. Keep up the good work.
Another epic video, Thank you!
Always plenty of skils to learn from your teaching Sir.. I'm literally know you are a best steel worker. Thanks for the teaching Your video teaching by showing Thanks
All of your videos are so much fun to watch. It feels like I’m peering into the Middle Ages with an HD modern twist.
:) Thanks!
i just love your videos, especially the sound, many people who make videos of blacksmithing think it's a great idea to put music, but that just kills it, nothing beats the good ol' sound of iron getting hammered that's why i really love your videos, and your craftsmanship is always a pleasure to watch!
+Jothunheim Thank you!
Torbjörn thank you. Please keep uploading. You are passing a lot of important wonderful knowledge and skill down to generations that really need to see these things.
+Ogremanji123 Thanks
Such an impresive skills, both with the steel and the camera! Really thank you for your work!
+cphzoo28 Thanks!
Amazing craftsmanship. Beautiful work, lovely to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Milne
Schöne arbeit! Gratuliere!
Nice work!
nice square corner, along with everything else of course. you are truly a craftsman
+akagi333701550221k Thanks!
brother watching your video s another world I feel as if it is in your hands health God give you and your family healthy long life amine.
You make everything so perfect!!
Jonathan Eriksson I agree he really does.
Great craftsmanship !
wonderful video and amazing work
Excelente sr. Torbjorn ahman.
That was fantastic!
The trick at @3:50 for hammering to a specific thickness is pretty cool.
Das hast du sehr gut gemacht danke
Torbjörn, you are a pro! 👍
You are a man of great talent, it's an honor for me follow you .
+André Tomazelli (Authentic) Thanks!
Thanks for the video! They can't come fast enough! :)
+Dennis B Thanks :)
Excellent as always!!
from TRG Malaysia nice jobs
Wonderful craftsmanship! Your attention to detail is that of a master.
Thank you!
excellent work done.
as always a great job
Very nice Torbjorn!
Watching this I was thinking these were a little bit "art for art's sake" but the anvil top demonstration proved to me that I NEED to make a pair. Beautiful work, as always!
+trollforge :) They will be useful I can tell, but this is my first pair and time will tell in what situations they come in handy.
I really enjoy your videos. Please keep up the good work! I'm a fan.
I finished building my power hammer 2 weeks ago...definitely need to forge this as my next project!
Cool!
Always excellent .good luck .
It's raining here, I just programmed 10 hours of your videos into my chromecast 👍🏻
Great! There are not many videos out there about making different types of tongs! Thank you, keep up the good work!
+SKW Bushcraft Thanks!
Outstanding hammer skills enjoyed this content 🇬🇧👍🏻🇬🇧
Perfect, I learned a lot , thank you!
Great video as usual. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
It''s got to feel great for you to build such an excellent versatile tool...sure was great to watch you do it. Beautiful and artful work! Thanks for sharing your Craftsman/Artisanship with us! A real pleasure and learned a lot. ~PJ
+pjsalchemy We will see how versatile they are! This is my first of this kind, but I feel they will be a great addition to the shop.
Terrific!! You are a real blacksmithing pro - and I learn so much from your videos - congratulations and thanks.for sharing
+Rick Rabjohn Thank you!
Excelente idea !!! Saludos desde Argentina
Very useful tongs, the innovative design makes them very versatile, top job again. Regards from “down under “.
I have been watching many blacksmithing videos and you my friend are truly a master at your craft. watching you and several others here have inspired me to start apprenticeship with a local blacksmith. keep the videos coming
+Ollie Woody That's great! I'll do my best...
Good job. You're skillful.
absolutely awesome
Keep up the great work!
Very good video again! :) Thanks very much Torbjörn! :)
This is so awesome ! Beautifully done . Tack så mycket ! En sådan bra dokumentär .
+ᴺ ᶱ ᶯ ᶷ ᵐ Tack!
You make buitiful tools,love it
Tack för alla videos. Du får det att se så enkelt ut, men det är ju så när skickliga människor jobbar ☺. Ser framemot nästa video.
+kallaret Tack tack... Är alltid imponerande att se skickliga hantverkare in action. Tveksamt om jag räknas dit, men nått får jag ju gjort iallafall. :)
16:03 makes me think of an excited dog waiting for the ball to be thrown.
haha, you're right. The pneumatic hammers always look as if they are impatiently waiting! god bless
Good job!!!
nice work on them square corners... I know a lot of people who call themselves smiths who can't pull that off
Parabéns mestre, parabéns, belo trabalho !
Bravo.beautiful Simetry
amazing video and amazing technique! i love the making of new tools, thx for sharing!! greets from Chile ; )
+UlrichVIII Thank you!
Beautiful job .....
o mais perfeccionista Ferreiro q já vi parabéns você um grande mestre
Quite fascinating how over the course of all of the videos of yours that I have watched, your increase in skill is very noticeable. You are goo and getting better every video! Great work and great videos.
+kwillheat Thanks!
Very cool!
Holy crap. That anvil is enormous.
he has a nice one doesn't he?
so nice to watch this
I love everything, except the plastic gloves. Wonderful forging!
thank you your videos are very precious and appreciate. ciao enzo
Thanks!
À propósito eu assisto seus vídeos sempre é estou aprendendo muito com você. Que Deus ilumine você e sua profissão
Very nice!
Jag har aldrig hållit på med smide, och kommer aldrig smida något själv. Men jag älskar dina videos. Tack för att du inte lägger någon sketen musik över dem.
+wrgnstjn blgnwrn Tack! Vem vet.. en vacker dag står du med släggan i handen :)
Thanks for the video
nice work
Terima kasih pak Torbjorn atas video²nya... anda luar biasa sekali...