Now he trains pipe welders at the Mechanical Trades Institute in Atlanta. For a lot of people though, welding is something you get your first look at in high school. If thatâs where you are now, hereâs what you should do: take every shop course you can in welding and metal fabrication.ow he trains pipe welders at the Mechanical Trades Institute in Atlanta. For a lot of people though, welding is something you get your first look at in high school. If thatâs where you are now, hereâs what you should do: take every shop course you can in welding and metal fabrication.
There are as many different types of tongs as there are blacksmiths that make them, the most common types being plain flat jaw tongs, v-bit or hollow bit tongs, bolt tongs, pick-up tongs, and box jaw tongs.
So, yes, I do believe it has a place in modern smithing, I am just not a fan of it. Edit: to answer the original question, yes you can make tongs out of it, but you can also get a 3' piece of .5square rod at a hardware store for a couple of bucks that will make a fine set of tongs.