American Pick Up Tongs

Axe Tongs

Axe Makers tongs allow you to grip the side wall of the eye of an axe with no slipping. The convex and concave jaws also help to reduce or eliminate tool makes during forging. They can hold bar both parallel to the jaws and perpendicular.

3/8" Bolt Tongs

1/2" Bolt Tongs

1/2" Bolt Tongs are a staple for blacksmiths everywhere, Their V jaw design allows you to grip round and square bar even if that bar is tapered or curved. They can hold bar both parallel to the jaws and perpendicular.

3/4" Bolt Tongs

3/4" Bolt Tongs are a staple for blacksmiths everywhere. Their V jaw design allows you to grip round and square bar even if that bar is tapered or curved. They can hold bar both parallel to the jaws and perpendicular.

1" Bolt Tongs

1" Bolt Tongs are a staple for blacksmiths everywhere, now with New Design. Their V jaw design allows you to grip round and square bar even if that bar is tapered or curved. They can hold bar both parallel to the jaws and perpendicular.

Duck Bill Tongs

3/4" Fullering Tools Tongs

These 3/4" fitted fullering tool tongs can be used for hot work, but come preset to work with any of our fullering tools.

7/8" Fullering Tools Tongs

These 7/8" fitted fullering tool tongs can be used for hot work, but come preset to work with any of our fullering tools.

Hammer Pickup Tong AKA The Wiener Tong

Hammer Pickup Tongs are perfect for moving around small items, but they also work very well for large items. This style of tong works well for holding disks, balls and is even perfect for forging hammers. Also appropriate for roasting wieners between 4" and 12" over any open fire, closed gas forge or smelting furnace.

1-1/4" Pass Through Knife Makers Tongs

1-1/4" Pass Through Tongs, ideal for 3/16" or 1/8" bar stock. These tongs allow material to pass by the boss of the tong. Perfect for Bladesmithing.

1-1/2" Pass Through Knife Makers Tongs

1-1/2" Pass Through Tongs. These tongs allow material to pass by the boss of the tong. Perfect for Bladesmithing.

2" Pass Through Knife Makers Tongs

2" Pass Through Knife Makers Tongs, ideal for 3/16" or 1/8" bar stock. These tongs allow material to pass by the boss of the tong. Perfect for bladesmithing.

3/16" Small Plate Tongs

Small Plate Tongs have a lot of leverage and surface area to hold on to a flat surface as you forge. These small plate tongs are set for 1/8" plate however, they are easily resized.

3/8" Large Plate Tongs

Large Plate Tongs have a lot of leverage and surface area to hold on to a flat surface as you forge. These large plate tongs are set for 1/4" plate however, they are easily resized.

Rail Road Spike Tongs

3/8" Rivet and Ring Tongs

3/8" Rivet and Ring tongs are low profile and give good control and a light touch. This is good for delicate work like working a hot rivet into plate, but they also excel as a holder for smaller hot working tool like chisels and punches.

1/2" Rivet and Ring Tongs

1/2" Rivet and Ring tongs are low profile and give good control and a light touch. This is good for delicate work like working a hot rivet into plate, but they also excel as a holder for smaller hot working tool like chisels and punches.

Small Scrolling Tongs

Large Scrolling Tongs

1/4" V Jaw Tongs

The V jaw tongs are versatile lightweight and low profile tong used for gripping the end of a complex piece of work. They are a staple in any blacksmiths tool kit. While they work best with round and square stock, they will also hold a thinner flat bar rather well.

3/8" V Jaw Tongs

1/2” Wolf Jaw Tongs

Wolf Jaw tongs are some of the most robust tongs we make, They have an iconic overbuild head that give you some mass around your work, but also can take quite a beating without losing their shape.

Set of 6 Tong Clips

This set includes 6 tong clips. The mental and physical energy spent to hold your tongs closed should be placed elsewhere while you forge if you can. Tong clips are great and you can never have too many!