what is the best style for beginners... i will be working with alot of RR spikes initially, so i was thinking some type of bolt tongs...
Sounds right to me.
Do you mean you will be holding RR spikes or using them for the materials?
Using them for materials.
OK i will be holding the RR spikes with the tongs, could you make tongs out of RR spikes?
I dont see why not if they are not too big. I use RR spikes a lot for a variety of things. It is not high carbon but where I dont need HC I like the material.