June 11, 201213 yr My little blacksmith Waylon Cooper Jones born 5/5/2012 10lbs 21 inches. Gonna get him started as soon as he can swing a hammer!!
June 11, 201213 yr I guess a soft faced anvil is good 4 somethi'n after all ! :D congradulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 11, 201213 yr Did you warm the anvil up any? Congratulations! Kids are fun, especially your own....and GRANDKIDS are even BETTER!!!! :D
June 11, 201213 yr Yes! That picture (as well as the grand announcement) is so full of WIN it hurts! Congrats!
June 12, 201213 yr Thank you for the SMILE of the day! Congratulations to you and most importantly the lady who did all the work. Darned if I'm not at a complete loss for a snappy rejoinder, just too good a day. Eh? Frosty The Lucky.
June 12, 201213 yr Congrats! Thats a fine lookin boy. He dont look dirty 'nuff to be a smith tho... :-)
June 12, 201213 yr Author Thanks everybody the anvil was warmed prior to pictures also it's a hollow replica just for show
June 12, 201213 yr Congratulations Adam. I always figure that,in the end,if my kids thought I'd been a good dad,that trumps all.....
June 12, 201213 yr You'll be surprised at the lack of time you have for smithing for a couple of years! Start acquiring child size PPE and making a "safe" place in the shop for that tyke to watch you as he gets older. Don't push the craft; let them come to it naturally. And of course birth weight is not strongly correlated with adult weight: My 9 pound daughter is about 125# as an adult---she has also asked me to teach her to smith, again, as she is interested in making knives---bwahahahahaha, (though she won't have much time for a while as she's going to Vet school). Big babies are often easier to care for; especially compared to preemies! Congratulations!
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