[TheForge] Scrolling Tongs from Tinsnips?

[dantull at numail.org]

If you were a blacksmith, you could open them up and forge them round
and tapered. 

On 2018-07-21 12:40 pm, Bruce . wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> Not suitable.  They have squared-off jaws, and we need round cross-section.
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 8:24 AM, <dantull at numail.org> wrote:
> 
> Bruce, I've had good luck using "linemans pliers". Strong knuckle but
> just "reins" instead of "scissors" handles. yrmv
> 
> On 2018-07-21 10:49 am, Bruce . wrote:
> 
> It seems to me that sometime in the last 22 years I saw instructions --
> possibly even reprinted in the NJBA Newsletter -- on making scrolling tongs from tinsnips.
> 
> Well, we need scrolling tongs for our six toolboxes.  I've picked up the
> tongs at flea markets, and tried it out on one pair, but am not completely satisfied with the result.
> 
> Does anyone know where to find instructions for this project?
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
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