Antique Ox-Tongue Iron - Restoration

In this video i’m restoring an antique ox-tongue iron. The ox-tongue 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 ox-tongue 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