Master Blacksmith Will Bastas illustrates through making tongs the nuances of heating, holding, and hitting. In this episode, he hand forges the three tong offsets.
Will Bastas, former artist-in-residence at the National Ornamental Metal Museum, founded the degreed Blacksmithing Program at Austin Community College in 1992, created all of the curriculum and taught for 26 years. He is also a CWI, CWE, and Certified Pipe Welder 6G SCH120.