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These are the ones I made last week, and put together today. I used to tag on rebar or mild steel, but the Howard Clark Damascus I got is special enough that I don't wat to waste an inch. The tongs...

Nice! I'll try and pics of mine tomorrow. I just forged a pair of U box tongs for holding the Damascus stock from Howard. Normally, I'd weld on a piece of mild steel, but the Damascus is in short...

I use a 3 pound hammer at the moment. Thinking of upgrading to 2000 g.
The trick is to hold the hammer close to the head so you don't have to use a lot of underarm torque to lift it up.
It is a...

I generally work with 3 feet lengths of stock, working the end into a razor and then cutting it off with a hardy. The is easier than using tongs.
When the bar gets too short, I weld on a length of...

I still have the shape of the beak of my general purpose tongs burned into the soft part of my underarm :)
I'd laid them on my anvil after taking somethign out of the fire. Then I squatted down to...