I made the fuller first so I could use it to make these tongs. I am making these tongs along the lines of the ones shown in the tutorial at anvilfire about the Dempsey Twist. Started with a 25 inch piece of 3/8 x 3/4 steel. Got one end turned and shaped a bit. If you look close you may note that with the 3 fuller slots and the twist and a bit of beating on the jaw that the bar has already grown length wise to 26 inches. Below are the pictures. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger version, back button on browser to return here.

Tongs full length view

Tongs inside side view – This side will be the inside of the hinge joint. Will punch a hole in the flat area just to the right of the jaws, which are on the left side of the picture. The 2 dimples in the bottom center are the shape the fuller makes. Will make more of these on toward the right and then hammer the humps out between them. It’s a lot easier to move the metal this way with the fuller than just by hammering the hot metal.

Tongs outside side view – The other side. 😉

Tongs back view – Both pieces are the same shape. Just got to remember to turn the jaws in the same direction when twisting them into shape.

That’s all for now. Will try to get some pix of the forge, anvil and other stuff in the near future. Tis all real high tech stuff… 😉