Ultra basics of Heat treating, tempering annealing, quenching...

Here is a very basic chemistry class video on heat treating to teach the basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLvZkZxiXnE&feature=youtu.be

Welded tongs

Here are lots of pics of eazy welded togs you can make cheap and fast to get you started forging... if you don't' have someone to teach you to make tongs this is a great way to start.

This pic is a step by step.. it's a crappy mspaint drawing, but you get the idea...

 

 Here are lots of pics of them to inspire you....lots of designs, some BSA ez tongs too, just cause they were handy.