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=== Tongs === {{main|Tongs}} [[File:Eddystone, Pennsylvania - Railroad parts. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Blacksmith forging and hammering tools. - NARA - 518729.tif|thumb|Blacksmith using tongs]] Tongs are used by the blacksmith for holding hot metals securely. The mouths are custom made by the smith in various shapes to suit the gripping of various shapes of [[metal]]. It is not uncommon for a blacksmith to own twenty or more pairs of tongs; traditionally, a smith would start building their collection during the apprenticeship. There are various types of tongs available in the market. (1) flat tong (2) rivet or ring tong (3) straight lip fluted tong (4) gad tong
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