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I insert the rivet and then I heat everything together and hammer the rivet shut. I do it that way because I saw it on the youtube vid. But it makes sense, because the tongs and rivet shrink...

Btw, you don't really need to enroll in classes somewhere to learn to forge.
All you need is a fire, a hammer, some pliers or vise grips, and something to use as an anvil.
From there you can get...

I've been forging for about 2 years now, but usually only in the weekend, and not every weekend at that.
Forging is just like playing with play doh, only using hammer and tongs instead of your bare...

I got sick of not being able to hold my workpieces tightly. My first pair of tongs (made from threaded bolt) was too soft and very badly constructed. And my vise grips were not terriffic either, due...