Antique Ox Tongue Iron Restoration

In this video i m restoring an antique oxtongue iron. The oxtongue iron is named for the particular shape of the insert. It was used in the late 19th century. I bought this one on eBay for 25. The condition of this item was not too bad in terms of rust. Unfortunately the oxtongue insert was missing. The handle had play because one nut of the two bolts was missing. During the dissasembling I realized that it had asbestos as termal isolation, I replaced it with parts made out of duroplastic. Duroplastic does not melt, it s heat resistant up to around 300C. As the holes of the handle were not centered, I decided to drill them up and close them with glued in pins. One of the two bolts of the handle was bent, one nut and washer was missing and the used washer was too big. That s why I decided to make it all new. The door didn t fit at all, so I welded up the holes, and made new ones until the door sit flush with the top of the iron. After that I was able to make the outer contur