That 20 + minutes absolutely flew by! Great work as usual Glen thank you for sharing

The more i watch you actually make tongs...the more i wonder about the more traditional tong making w multiple set downs and seemingly much more work involved. Obviously you have a marketable product and customer base for a reason. Hope that didn't sound bad . I do like the style and have made a pair from your video wrapping the piece whole around round stock. Albeit mine are not of the same quality as the 1st pair ive made. But they do work well. Thank you for sharing your time and technique with us. 🙏 Well wishes and Blessed days now Crawford out ⚒️🧙‍♂️

I always admire your methodical approach to smithing. Regarding the anvil, I think they absolutely have a place in the blacksmithing ecology. They are a fantastic value for a beginner smith, and as a soft anvil, will be forgiving of missed hammer blows, errant chisel strikes, over-punched holes, etc -- the anvil will get a dent, but not chip, and also won't break hardened tools. Plus, dents can be hammered back into shape or dressed with a simple file or flap wheel. BTW, the lower pitch ring is because it's not hard. They are absolutely not a "forever anvil" but are an entry-level tool at an entry-level price, which is what this art needs: easy & cheap ways to bring beginners into the fold.

Man, working with my hands all my life, never any blacksmithing, and I cant tell you how absolutely hard that looks. The beauty of the end result, esthetics as well as I'd imagine function, are mind blowing. The mere ability to do it is truly impressive.

These anvils are made from 1045 and induction hardened. I believe in the early days when these started hitting the market, hardness varied quite a lot. Fortunately they seem to have gotten more consistent with hardness, somewhere around 50-54 Rockwell. I bought one earlier this year in March of 2020 and mine rings but a strong magnet under the square horn quiets it almost completely. As for re bound the one I got is very good. Dropping a ball bearing from 10” it’ll bounce back to at least 8.5”. Very nice forging as always!

I was so fascinated with the expert craftsmanship shown here in the making of the tongs that at about 5 minutes in I forgot this video was even about the anvil. 😂

Thanks for your review, and thanks for showing the use of a brass brush on your tongs. Whether it helps resist rusting I don't know, but it looks much nicer than the unadorned steel.

the rings of different anvils...me with some high pitch hearing loss saying....they all sound the same to me haha 😄

Nice set of tongs, I really like your style of tongs. Thank you for sharing.

Those turned out beautiful. Great job Glen. Thats for sharing with us.

Awesome set of tongs and vid (as usual). Definitely love your style and creativity. * don't know if you knew, but you've had some shout outs on a smaller newish channel: Dirty Shed Creations talking about how awesome your channel and work were. No affiliation, just wanted you to know you're influencing other folks out there with what you do and you are appreciated Thanks again!

I can't help but think the anvil feels dead because , its sitting on a table that deflects 4 or 5mm with every hit? Beautiful tongs!

Well done Glen, made with the precision you always display!

Look at those tongs... amazing work. 🙌🏼

I really enjoy watching you make and create! I've seen these anvils around and always been curious about how it would be forging on one. Thanks for the video. you're the man! Have a great day.

.... it has a different density, if that makes any sensity! Ha ha that's a grandpa level pun. One level above dad jokes😀😀😀😂

It's not perfect, but you have to admit that for the price these anvils are a game changer for someone looking to get into forging. I recently purchased the same 66lb anvil brand new for €104 delivered. I also purchased the 132lb version of the same anvil and it's awesome. I'm a mechanic, not a blacksmith, but it's a trade I hugely admire and someday hope to become more familiar with 👍

ok weird.. before watching the video ive been wanting to make a farrier style tong because i like the graceful look. this tong has that look but in a glen artistic twist. well done. thanks for your time.

I'm very impressed with number of small aids you have to do little tasks while you are at the anvil. Nice job with the tongs by the way!

In Australia, Hare and Forbes sell a Chinese copy of this anvil. It's not a good casting but it still isn't cheap. I think it was nearly AU$600 3 years ago. Both the hardy and pritchel holes still had casting sand in them, and painted over.

Thank you for making this video. I’m new to all this and just bought one of these anvils. I will be using it to make knives primarily. I think the tongs are amazing.

Very nice work as always! I suppose anvils are like many other things: you get what you pay for. And also, I’m once again reminded that I need a brass brush!

Stunning work!! Absolutely stunning. I thouraghly enjoyed that. Thank you Glen.

Sounds like a good anvil for a new smith. Anvils in the US are cost prohibitive. Thanks for a informative video

Always a pleasure to see a real craftsman at work.

Nice tongs. I think if the anvil was properly mounted it wouldn't ring nearly as much and rebound would also be improved. Thanks Glen.

Very cool, could watch you make 100 tongs and wouldn't get old!!! Anvil we got is a piece of railroad track with a 1 inch thick 8 by 8inch piece of steel but it works!

As is always the case, Glen, your work is so good. Your work always looks neat & tidy and very skilful. And I know, from experience, the tongues you make are very durable. The self adjusting tongues I purchased from you 2yrs or so ago are as good as new and I use them all the time. The brass that you brush on them really does prevents them from rusting. They’re the most versatile and most used tongues I have. Do you still make them and have you changed the design at all? If so I’d love to see a video of you making them again including any design changes. Thanks for all the hard work and effort you put into your videos. I know there’s a lot more work, time and effort goes into producing videos than some people would imagine. It’s very much appreciated. Thanks Glen.

The anvil is great for hobbyists and beginners and as always great work

That anvil would do fine for us Armour makers...my RR track ASO's have there place but this would certainly be an upgrade for me. Thank you sir for the post and critique. Most helpful.

Yes... very nice.... seams like alot of steps... but it renders your product different and unique from others, with your style distinguished.... I want to see your variation of a soapstone holder... That way your hands can get a good safe distance from the hot steel when marking near/on hot stock...

Roy Adams at Christ Centered Ironworks is giving away one of these anvil every month on his channel. He did some work on it and a review on it. I believe that his comments were similar to yours. Basically a decent starter anvil.

Glen the density of alloy steel varies very little, however the area moment of inertia and mass moment of inertia of the two anvil looks very different. The area moment of inertia for a solid rectangle is I = (bh^3)/12 and h (the height) is the important dimension that gets cubed. So h is the height between the legs of the Italian anvil and b is the width. As you can see your favorite anvil height is much bigger than the Italian anvil and when you cube it the result is quite overwhelming.

Beautiful work

i love the technique, especially the shoulders under the boss, at the top of the reins

I have that exact anvil and love it for my hobby blacksmithing. thanks for the video. roger

Thanks for a great tong build! Just FYI, I have one of those anvils and when secured that is much less. I hope you get to try one properly mounted and you will not be losing so much energy with every strike. You might have a different impression. You are a great artist. Thank you!

sweet tongs and excellent explanation

Simply beautiful!

As always Mr. Glen, another great video. Roy over at Christ Centered Ironworks had pretty much the same review as your about this anvil. Thank you Sir.

Your work is fantastic! Look forward to seeing what you do next! Please open a web store!

Glad to see you still at it. Your hammering is very GS tongish

Thank you, this video has answered a lot of questions for me.

very well made

What a beautiful set of tongs! I mean, wow. As I get better (I'm just starting) I will be looking forward to getting a set from you. Beautiful work

Glad I remembered to find and sub to you on my new account. As always it's a joy and relaxing to watch you work Glen.

Good job on hose tongs

Thank you from Iraq 🇮🇶

You do make it look easy. Thanks.

I see you have made a few sets! Great video ! Thank you

By far your tongs are the best I've seen. And I've seen ALOT of tongs being made on KZfaq, I have subscribed and shared. Keep them coming sir

Sin palabras, golpes justos y exactos un verdadero maestro de la forja

Good job .

Perfect work 👌

I've learned a lot from that. Thank you.

I really like this style of boss to rein transition

Excellent video

amazing work

Thanks Glen

Nice set of tongs Glen

This is REALLY AWESOME

Beautiful job on the tong build. You've been doing that awhile I guess. Very impressive.

ihave to say you are have the professionalism for tongs

Great video.

I like you videos. Art.

Thanks Glen, always interesting. As for the anvil, you get what you pay for. Still a good start though. Cheers Derek.

You sir...are incredibly impressive

Beautiful tongs! I should get a few pairs. 😉

kool vid bro..👌🏿💯 watching from nz🤙🏿

hi very nice work

Much respect...

It would be nice to know how much different it feels when mounted properly to a solid base. The anvil had significant movement when you were striking it.

Awesome

you'd feel more of the rebound if the anvil was more securely fashioned. All that movement is energy being lost. also it's 66lbs and a lot of that weight is in the horns. There's not a lot of mass under the main strike face.

The blocks you have are really cool. Where did you get them?

Awesome work did you make all the tools you used to make the tongs

Your tong blanks look like they were created by drop forging in an industrial press. Very nicely done! About your anvil, could the lack of discernable rebound and dead feeling be attributed to the lighter weight/mass than you're accustomed to? Your tongs look great. Thanks for posting.

If Christopher Walken was a blacksmith, this is what he would sound like! No offense meant! lol Also, that is a nice set of tongs, you do good work!

Great video I just found you some how and glad I did... what size stock do you start with for your tongs

Amazing work! I'm just starting, and this is the anvil I bought. The ringing is pretty loud. I've never even considered using magnets. How does that decrease the ringing? Does it matter how strong the magnets are? Thanks!

Muito bem feita a ferramenta sabe ique faz

A chher thiam hle mai

Did you make that top tool?

SUPER!!!!!

I'm just a tong video junkie dreaming about a Peddinghause

I happen to have one of those exact anvils, but the horn is oval shaped. It mostly sits on a shelf, till i need it for a specific task

Hi Glen, can you tell me how you are getting that brass finish on the tongs? Is it just the brush Or is it some sort of powder also? Slowly working my way through your videos all have been great so far😀

Or it might have something to do with it not supposed to be sitting on rubber because it would be taking the rebound out

Thanks for the video. - anvil looks like it has a little movement? I used silicone to bed both mine when I locked them down and it improved the sound greatly. Mine both rebound close to 90% but I’m not that concerned with the numbers. I have the 30k and the 60k both. My understanding is they can be inconsistent unit to unit which may be the case there? Mine are both apparently pretty good as far as the brand goes. My 30k sounds much higher pitched than yours, so that does possibly equate to the inconsistency commentary I have read. They are 1045 steel (c45 euro spec) apparently. I dislike the pritchel placement mostly because it’s not flush there being at the head of the horn, and the hardy is actually in mm so everything I have in inches is off a tad. My hardy on the 60k is actually 1 1/4” (32mm) - I am building tooling more for the 60k and use the 30k for finer work as of now. Overall I think for a buck a pound it’s a pretty good starting anvil opposed to a cast iron ASO, and if they could tighten their QC and move that pritchel it would be even better. Bonus would be loose that atrocious blue paint. I stripped both mine when I was dressing them. Thanks as always for the vid!

I've never seen anyone make tongs like you do , you make them simple compared to others, very nice well made heavy duty tongs.what do you charge for for tongs and a rivet block

很厲害

I’m curious what material this guy’s “normal” shaped anvil is... anybody know where I can find a video / specifics on it?

That is the anvil I bought this spring Glen. I think I paid about $130 shipped. It is working pretty good for me but since it is my first one, I don’t know any better! Lol! I look forward to trying out the guillotine tool set on it that I just ordered from you! Dang watching you make those tongs was just awesome, I wish I had a fraction of your skill!! :)

Beautiful work, man! Really nice! I am in the process of "upgrading" my setup. I was able to find an old 1903 Hay Budden drop forged 123lb steel anvil which still has the longitudinal crown on the face...barely used. Sub'd and thank you for your videos.

FYI, the word "Tong" is a verb. As to tong a piece of charcoal. The word "Tongs" is the noun.

beautiful !!

How much do you charge for tongs?

How can I get a pair of your tongs? Want them to hold 5/8" square stock with 12" handles.

That's not a bad anvil, Glen...For cast iron. Have your welder guy use hardface rod on the top. Will help a little bit with usability.

Heyyyy buddy!!!