Who ever taught you blacksmithing, should be proud of you. You have to be an artist and a mathematician to be as good as you are. There was a lot of work put into those tongs and they look perfect. Awesome!! Love your videos!!!

The precision you have punching the holes is amazing.

No doubt the best tongs making video on KZfaq.I personally watch it each time i need a new pair of tongs made for my shop just to refresh the memory. Great respect!

You made a beautiful tool with a lot of care. Lovely to watch you fashion the metal blow by blow. Thank you also for the natural soundtrack.

It's inspiring to see you address small problems before they become large. Riding a bike comes to mind: one makes small corrections all the time "in order not to fall", or "in order to drive straight", while the attention is on getting somewhere.

Beautiful display of craftsmanship.

I love that sound CRUMPH CRUMPH ting ting CRUMPH. What a terrific video! I wish I'd seen it before I struggled through my first pair.

That has got to be some of the best hammer control I've seen in a you-tube video. Also, to those just starting out and watching this video, note the precision of the initial layout. He produced exactly what he intended without wasted material, or just being 'close' to what he had in mind. There are a few books out there that will teach you the math behind it. Kudos to you and your instructor Torbjörn.

Your attention to details is incredible! I'm not a blacksmith, but I feel like I learn a lot from you.

An absolute work of art, if I can get my bolt tongs looking half as good as that, I'll be well pleased. What a great detailed visual tutorial this is and the one I am using as a guide for my bolt tongs. Great stuff Torbjörn.

The way you made it to fit square stock was really nice to watch. Thank you for sharing

amazing. I really appreciate the craftsmanship. very well done video, easy to watch. I like how you show a bit in real time and then speed it up. good stuff.

Fantastic video! Lesson learned: plan well, take your time and do good work. Thank you so much!

I've never seen anyone draw the design directly on the anvil, that's pretty cool. Very good video all around.

Great Video! These are my favorite style of tongs and I have been watching how others make them to refine my process. Very impressed.

I have one thought for you sir. Please make more videos? How about a hinge? Some woodworking tools like a chisel? I sat here and watched four straight videos. They are well edited and presented. No verbal commentary from you at all and still giving us some solid learning through your technique and craftmanship.. Keep up the good work! Thanx, Bubba

Very nice.! Thank you for showing this... and for mentioning Toby.

Nice job! I liked how you didn't just beat a pair out and ended the video you showed how to customize them to get a better fit for yourself and liking .

Great work, a pleasure to watch. Thank you for publishing this.

Dude your work is effortless, love to see how you do things with such ease.

The thing that keeps impressing me is the level of precision he exhibits. Many of you have probably watched the show "Forged in Fire" where they have specs like, "the blade must be between 10 and 13 inches long and sometimes the contestants miss it. Torbjorn regularly makes items with millimeter precision.

A wonderful craftsman at work . Practicing an ancient craft , whereby not only using the tools of trade , but making them as well . It completes a full circle .

Thank you for sharing your techniques and skills with us. I am making my first pair of bolt Tongs this week, yes, I said this week I have the reins drawn out now and I am on day three. I am having a ball.... I am retired and in no rush...

can't stop watching these videos.

worked in blacksmith shop BUTTE MT --1970--1975 Best years of my life;;; the old heads the best to learn from good storys .easy wayes to get job right the firstime;;;; LOVED THEM ALL

amazing tools... seems a piece of art from the past

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing. All the best Mat

Such talent....my wife and I are mesmerized by your work...taking a raw piece of metal and making something beautiful and functional...

EXCELLENT! Hälsningar från Mar del Plata, Argentina.

There is something aesthetically pleasing to the look of hammered iron......

I never thought I'd think tongs were sexy until I took up hobby blacksmithing. Good work, man!

Absolutely fantastic work. Excellent! Thank you for making th videos.

Excellent video. Thank you

Such quality work you do! Great job man.

So nice to look at some measurements that make sense. Love your videos.

Great craftsmanship . I love these kind of videos ...

I watched this film many times then I would try to make the tongs and watch it again,I repeated this process quite a few times until I started making tongs I felt happy with...I really can't thank this man enough

Thanks, ....inbetween you have become my blacksmith teacher :-)))

it's wonderful job!

Excellent Tool, congratulations on the job!

I enjoyed every minute of this, thank you!

Another awesome piece of work. Good job :)

Great work Torbjörn! Thanks for sharing

Nice video. You could hardly be inspired by a better smith and person than my late friend, Toby. Any smith is honored in memory by things you learn from them. Toby would be proud of you!

excellent quality forging a tweezers first, thank you very much.

Impressive.... beautiful work.

You are truly a great in the art of blacksmithing . I love your videos . Thank you for the hours of beautiful creations.

Loved this. Great work. I'm looking at learning blacksmithing as a hobby. It's always fascinated me. For now though I'll just go watch all your vids haha

i love those cut off jeans. Gotta get some good air flow to the "boys"

Good looking tool Great job Thumbs Up

Fantastic man! They look beautiful!!

I just missed my lunch time watching this... Great job!

Espectacular!!!! Me encantó, es un trabajo muy interesante, felicitaciones, aprendí mucho. Gracias!!!

This design is the strongest I have seen and a interesting method of using flat bar for fabrication.

very, very nicely done the skill and craftsmanship in each tool his the heart and soul of the real iron worker.

You are extremely Blessed with talent! Great work and awesome videos.. Thank You

Very, very good work !!!

I thought this project was doomed -- just about halfway through the video -- but these are great. Good work. I may try this same technique.

great work and inspiring. many thanks for the instruction

this particular film showed quite a few techniques I am wanting to make use of,thanks!

Very good work.

You do great work, there's a lot of skill and knowledge involved. I like watching your videos so I've subscribed. Keep it up!

Really incredible craftsmanship. Those tongs will still work 500 years from now. Really inspiring video, the quality of the craftsmanship is just superb. Bravo.

Good work, good forging tongs.

Couldn't help but subscribe... Very clean work.

Inspiring. I hope to reach that level.

I'm glad you offset the reins. A good 3/8 or 1/2 inch rivet. Nicely done video and fun to watch forging. Best regards from a Canadian smith.

När du smidde ut klorna efter fyrkantsstålet blev det tummen upp& sub direkt. Snyggt!

WHAT a Craftsman !!!!

Love the attention to detail even in "simple" tongs. With nobody to learn from round here I made my first set from precut stock and find your video's invaluable for learning. I don't have the power hammers and heavier kit but learning lots.

Superb!! Thank you for this inspirational video!

Beautifull/ great - you show perfectly the correct sequence of work...your knowledge is superb congratulations

I'm a little bit late to the party here, but my god, you do such beautiful work. Thanks.

Thanks , Torbjörn Åhman! Very good video.

I'm a blacksmithing student and your videos are so helpful.

Excelente Video. Gracias por compartir su conocimiento. La herramienta quedó muy bien lograda.

Can I like this video every time I watch it? You do an awesome, neatly executed job. Very inspirational for apprentice blacksmiths

Amazing skills and great video.

Great watch, Very good tool to keep afterwards.

Nice Work and I learnt a couple things watching your work, thanks for sharing!

I made a set these, 1/4" to 1", but I used 9/16" round coil spring stock. As forged, they are stronger at half the weight .

A+!!! Great job!

A true craftsman, so far the best I've seen on YT...

Very cool. I still have yet to make my own tongs. I need to get on that.

Beautiful work, so enjoyable to watch, thank you.

Great craftsmanship.

Best set I've ever seen made!

Love this work and the skill involved.

I love watching your videos. Keep up the good work!

I do such an amazing job on your products

Very good forging and camera work! Thank you!

Great work and video. All of your stuff is amazing.

Great craftsmanship

thats fantastic work torb....

Love all your tool making videos!

Awesome work mate!

Thanks! Hello from Lithuania!

Love your videos there amazing

I admire your work! I work as a blacksmith, yet in our workshop we'd probably drill the holes for the rivets and make the cuts on the tip with the angle grinder. Provided that I could convince my boss to let us make our own tongs in the first place instead of buying some at the blacksmith supplier. It's a shame really when even the old blacksmith says it's not worth it just buy it elsewhere. But I'll get there eventually. Will be making my own collection of tongs some day and you're a great inspiration!

Nice video. Very nice tip with the spring c-clamp for holding and balancing the tong while you split the end. I should do that next time I I will forge a new pair of tongs.