This is a aggregate of two old online writing that accept been acclimatized with some additions and put actuality in one abode to accomplish them simple to find. Now includes Branch Snake Tongs.Making your own Snake Tongs is one of the aboriginal projects anyone new to blacksmithing should yield on. They are a apparatus you cannot do afterwards for continued and one which will advice your accomplishment abilities. This adjustment takes advantage of fullering which is added able than appliance the bang alone.For accepted purpose Snake Tongs alpha with a breadth of 3/8" x 1" collapsed bar about two anxiety continued or a little longer. For baby ablaze assignment Snake Tongs alpha with 1/4" x 1" collapsed bar. Difficult to access 5/16" by Balmy animate (or even wrought iron) is satisfactory for Snake Tongs. Do not use carbon animate over 40 credibility carbon. If you intend to accomplish goose abutting or account Snake Tongs alpha added up the bar abrogation added absolute to actualization afterwards the Snake Tongs are assembled. You can consistently yield absolute off but its harder to put aback on.

Plan one end aboriginal (the bar is continued abundant for both halves). Fuller two notches in the bar as shown. The abyss of the aboriginal cleft should leave a bar array or a little more. The handle end fullering should abandoned go bisected way through and afresh will taper.Now aberration the "jaw" 90°.Wasn't that easy! Bethink both ancillary of the Reptile Feeding Tweezers are alike. There is no appropriate and larboard ancillary or mirror parts. The aboriginal time you accomplish this aberration you will remember!Fuller the "handle" end abaft the joint. Your fuller depressions should be appropriately spaced the amplitude of the fullered depression. Afresh bang out the top spots. These, getting baby plan easier than accomplishment anon with the hammer. Don't anguish about finishing the abounding breadth of the reins at this point. About 1/3 will do.