Good day and keeping my fingers crossed

[David Sanders]

took a trip to see the see the family in northern Va today and told my grandparents about my recent purchase of my anvil when my grandmother started telling me about her father who was a blacksmith. she also told me she remembers as to where his old forge and tools still are and will see if they are still there for me to get and restore to working order. also had 2 of my uncles there in which one gave me a set of forged tongs he had in his box and another uncle let me know of a pile of coal 5 foot high in his back yard he been trying to get rid of said i could have when ever i bring my truck up to get it. there was an anvil but was passed down by another branch of the family that owns an auto repair shop somewhere. i try to keep stuff like this in the familyand will use it proudly if possible. i will keep my fingers crossed. hopefully the forge is still there. i dont care of the condition i will get it to work some way. i will also try to find some pics of my great grandfather with his tools to put up in the shop. she said she has some she just cant remember as to where. at 85 she is still a remarcable lady. i told her i would bring her fathers tools back to life for her. i could tell that ment alot to her.

[Randy]

You're very fortunate. Be sure to post some photos of the found tools.

[MOblacksmith0530]

I have envy, I am still trying to wrangle grandpa's tools from the Cousins hehe. I think my nephew is going to get them and I am good with that. I have enough just don't want to see them get lost. I have been trying to get my nephew up here to the shop to see blacksmithing versus modern metalworking he is learning in school. I wish I had learned smithing techniques before I learned th emodern methods and it would have made it a whole lot better.
Please post pics when you get them the history means a lot to all of us.