Shop Miscellany #19 My Wife's Take on My Shop

Please Note: I am a beginning machinist and I do not pretend to know everything. Please always operate machinery in a safe manner and if you don't know, find a reliable source. DO NOT COPY ME. I make a lot of mistakes. I provide these videos for entertainment only.

[@lloyd4768]

Always finish the project for your wife, then she can't complain about how many tools you have!! 😂

[@mosizlackm7522]

Most underrated comment I’ve ever read. PREACH!

[@DudleyToolwright]

She's always been fine with the tool collection insanity. She wisely used this video to get things done that she had wanted for a long time and here I thought I had worked so hard to convince her to do it. If fact she had a plan...

[@mxcollin95]

Yup…genius.

[@ericcommarato7727]

I never let my wife of 38 years spend too much time in my shop for fear she might say “ when did you get that?”. Finish the bell for your adorable better half!

[@DudleyToolwright]

I get ya. She has always been really supportive of my "hobby", but she really has no idea to what extent is has grown to. I do need to make a stand or the bell.

[@byrnejr]

Finish the bell! Happy Wife Happy Life

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. Too true.

[@wambsganz8]

Holy Crap, your wife used a toolbox as a makeup kit😮

[@DudleyToolwright]

It would make more sense if you knew that she used to be a profession makeup artist.

[@wambsganz8]

@@DudleyToolwright OK, that makes more sense.

[@temper9993]

Forget seeing you, let's see more of her. You have a real cutie there and what a personality to boot.

[@DudleyToolwright]

That might smart, just a tiny bit.

[@brl3900]

Your wife is a keeper! Finish up the projects for her and fix her car and she'll be happy! Nice shop, its hard to keep them completely neat and clean, unless you're not using them.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks and that is an understatement.

[@jimgrady7458]

Oh, that's funny! I so dig your wife. I told a friend recently, "I use to tease girlfriends about their shoe collections until I realized I was the same way about tools." This is the first time I've heard that same thought coming back from the other side. 😂

[@DudleyToolwright]

It took me a long time for me to get my head around the concept myself.

[@Bob_Jones_]

Props to her for identifying more than one machine and she didn't even seem like she was guessing at most of them.. now send her back to her shoes before she breaks something slamming tool drawers indiscriminately :)

[@DudleyToolwright]

I was a bit surprised as well. I had no idea she knew all of the equipment names...

[@jayminor9757]

“Ranch with a big shop.” Jump on that, strike while the iron is hot!

[@DudleyToolwright]

I would if I could. Cheers.

[@pauljefferies9087]

A cluttered shop is the sign of a busy shop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. I am apparently very busy.

[@lindsaybrown7357]

I recall one of my bosses pointing at my desk and saying " cluttered desk, cluttered mind". Stupidly, I pointed at his and said "empty desk, empty mind".

[@malcolmtill]

Crikey, You pulled well above your station 🤣😂🤣😂 clever plan, wife gives comment about how crowded the workshop is, You gently announce next week your new barn workshop that she said you needed. 😅🤣😅😂

[@DudleyToolwright]

She is really supportive of my "hobby", but we lack the land for any kind of expansion at all. If we move though...

[@user-ig5pt3sr3x]

Great tour! The guide deserves a regular show!

[@DudleyToolwright]

I have suggested as much.

[@joecolanjr.8149]

Very different video...but definitely a winner. You took a big chance...could have went either way. Finish the bell....happy wife happy life. You are a very lucky man...not only is your wife beautiful she is also very patient....two great qualities.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. I thought I would try something a bit different and you are definitely right about the happy wife thing.

[@stevek5988]

If i had that kind of expensive equipment in a shop, I would keep it locked and never let her see how much you have stashed.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Fortunately, she is very supportive of my hobby.

[@836dmar]

"Why is your laundry in my shop?!!!"

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. I mean yes Dear?

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Well done. You’re a braver man than me letting your wife give you opinions on your shop. Mine gives me similar opinions on my shop and I don’t even ask for them. I think she’s a great wife and attractive too. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺

[@DudleyToolwright]

It was a risk that she leveraged nicely. No about that bell...

[@joell439]

This was a fantastic idea. My take...... after you and your incredibly patient wife get home from her favorite shoe store tomorrow, you'll have plenty of time to complete the Art Bell Stand project. I suspect you'll even have time to order some paintless dent repair tools you can put to use next week. 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@DudleyToolwright]

Boy you've really got my number.

[@pauljefferies9087]

My grandpa had a tool to re-sole shoes. I’m just saying…

[@two2pedal289]

Commented before the end, amazing, it doubles as a laundry room too. How innovative.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, I have to share a tiny corner of the shop.

[@talltom1129]

First video of yours that the algorithm threw my way. I gave it a thumbs up, and will continue to do so IF you include your wife! And I'm sure this one got enough likes to afford a little shopping spree for her, so get to it! 😊

[@DudleyToolwright]

Funny about the algorithm. It took an act of congress to get my wife to shoot this video, but I will try. Thanks for watching this one, in any case.

[@SouthernEngineering]

Your a braver man than me. P.S. Finish the bell and sorry about the shopping trip

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, thanks. I am gonna have to finish that dog gone bell stand though. I have been dreading the project. It involves a fairly big hole and a lot of concrete.

[@bcwrangler]

I'm surprised after six years it's still on the bench! I hide those long term projects under the bench

[@DudleyToolwright]

Under the bench. Damn, I should have thought of that!

[@stevegraves2890]

Great video and great support from your wife. Cleanliness in a shop is a battle for any of us. Basically, all I heard was... we need to buy a ranch and build a shop. Seriously, just two items on the honey do list and a shopping trip for the wife = a green light (maybe amber) on a bigger shop?

[@DudleyToolwright]

We would both love to move it it was financially feasible. Maybe in retirement...

[@Lorddarthvader1701]

My wife came into my shop and actually had great input. I got some new cabinets and tool chest work stations out of it. My shop is 28X26 and a lot in it but this really helped. She gave a hint at a bigger shop, also she gave you some cool video creations.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. She's great about my hobbies and a pretty good sport.

[@odiesclips7621]

Somebody forgot to hang the, NO GIRLS ALLOWED, on the clubhouse door. But she IS very cute. Finish that bell, Bud!!!😂

[@DudleyToolwright]

No sign needed. She really doesn't like the shop much...

[@mjwint]

1) Finish the bell. 2) Fix the dent. 3) Consider a change in host, she should take lead.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yes, Yes, and ouch, but I get it.

[@user-bh2fq8in6h]

Thanks for the tour makes my garage look very clean and organized.😊😊😊

[@DudleyToolwright]

You’re welcome 😊

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Lol . Every time i have a big tidy up , i can not find any thing again ! Cheers 👍

[@DudleyToolwright]

I'm definitely in the same boat.

[@bill3641]

My bride questioned at one point the "Need" for what I have in my shop. I smiled and guided her to the door of her Sewing room and before I could pose the same question, she asked if maybe I could use a snack.......................................and never brought it up again.

[@DudleyToolwright]

I love snaxks.

[@Pocketfarmer1]

You have a spacious ,clear and well organized shop. I am not being sarcastic, I’m jealous. Also finish the bell. Side note , well played madam, well played.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. I was really surprised where this video went and acknowledge, she really worked it.

[@jamesford7182]

I don't know you from Adam but the title intrigued me. I wasn't disappointed. Buddy.......she was telling you more than you know when she made that comment about a ranch with a shop. I have been around women all of my life, good and bad. Six sisters. Three daughters. She laid out the future she has in mind. Get her that damn ranch and then finish that bell and put it where she wants it.

[@DudleyToolwright]

I think you are on to something there. Appreciate the support.

[@jamesford7182]

@@DudleyToolwright I am glad you agree. You are a very lucky man to have a woman like that in your life. Make the best of it. But, make damn sure she can pursue her dreams as well. Teamwork.

[@KenBissell-oq2ns]

Smart marketing there with the wife! Lucky man. Keep em coming.

[@DudleyToolwright]

No doubt!

[@two2pedal289]

It's funny, I try to get my wife to spend a little more time in my shop. She understands the terms milling, turning, boring drilling, etc. What concerns me is when I croak she won't be taken by shysters trying to lowball the life insurance policy I prepared for her. Oh yea, don't think she'll be poking around hunting any makeup storage options!

[@DudleyToolwright]

I am worried about the same thing. If I go she won't know how valuable some of the tools I collected are worth.

[@sierraspecialtyauto7049]

"You don't have to keep reminding me every 6 years--I'll get around to it."

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea! Thanks for the sympathy. I think I stepped in the pool of sarcasm. Cheers.

[@patmash]

I’m just like you, don’t throw out the rags|paper towel until every spot is used.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. I really hate waste.

[@fazeljigry4896]

I like workshop. You have a great workshop. Thank you.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thank you very much!

[@Doug_Edwards]

Great idea Robert you should do this type of video more often. Good luck buddy...

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. I'd have to convince her and she is camera shy. However, now that she knows how to use leverage, you might be in luck.

[@Dogfather66227]

This video might fall into the category of self-inflicted wounds insofar as the bell and the car are concerned. To state the obvious your wife’s a keeper so if I were you I’d jump on her projects immediately if not sooner. It would also be great to bring out the dogs and any other important supporters in a future video. And lastly thank you for making me feel a little better about my own 200 square foot shop!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. Dogs I have in spades. We have two crazy Whippets. I think I could fit some dog tax shots in future videos.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Impressive she identified the lathe, the mill, and the surface grinder right out the door. Looks like the bell is going to be your next project. 😅I agree you need a "ranch with a big workshop".

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, Tom. I need to move next door. You have a dream shop.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Come on over. @@DudleyToolwright

[@mxcollin95]

“Ranch with a big workshop” is what I pray for every night.

[@ianmoone2359]

Claustrophobic was exactly the description I would have used. It’s too cramped crowded to be productive. I’d get depression if I had to work in there. It’s my belief that a cluttered workspace is symptomatic of a cluttered mind. Mixing a work space with a “overflow storage space” is a mistake & I only say that from my own experience having fallen victim to it myself. Watching this gave me nightmares of those hoarder shows you see on the TV current affairs programs, where old hermits refuse to throw away even their garbage and their house is buried in it up to the roof level and it’s overflowing the fence into the neighbours yards. You did ask. 😜😂😂

[@DudleyToolwright]

It's definitely 100lbs of schtick in a 10lb bucket...I'm not sure what a cluttered mind is, but I am probably symptomatic.

[@ianmoone2359]

@@DudleyToolwright I should have added that I’m 100% jealous of all your tools & machines and tool boxes etc. There’s heaps & heaps of fantastic machines & tools to complete some wonderful projects & you obviously have the skill set to use it all. As a wood butcher, my machinery journey is starting very late in life (65 next month), and thus far I have my Bridgeport Mill all sorted, bought & paid for, then Thursday my new 14x40 Lathe just arrived after 3 years of saving every spare cent. It’s still in the delivery crate. So I can only dream of having surface grinder etc. I had to do a massive workshop clean out last week of all my half complete projects and accumulated junk, just to make room to get the lathe into the workshop. So until then my space looked a lot just like yours so, I’m no one to preach about this stuff. I also don’t yet have your skill set with metal so again, I’m not qualified to preach on that either.

[@glennspreeman1634]

Every 'honey do' requires the purchase of at least one new power tool. Its a law.

[@DudleyToolwright]

I like that law.

[@shopart1488]

Every guy in America likes that law love them politicians

[@josephlovell6951]

I just seen Adam savage do a storage system that was really cool if you got the money. And next project has to be the bell. I have the same problem with having space for all my stuff.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Adam's workshop is pretty amazing. I agree on the bell.

[@Toolmaker001]

Awesome shop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. I am happy with everything but the size.

[@jerrypeal653]

I feel better now about my garage shop !

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks?

[@jamesharless5357]

Your wife definitely has a good point, you are very well organized.😂 Great video!👍🏻

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks for the gentle take. It could have gone so much worse...

[@joemcgarry1106]

You're a lucky guy

[@DudleyToolwright]

No argument here. I'm still pinching myself almost 30 year later.

[@lae52]

She just told you what mattered, the bell and the den t in her car. Both were mentioned with a time frame. Your wife knows her way around. My wife was also comfortable poking around the shop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

She does head out there any time she needs a tool. The odds of her using the right tool for the job, is a bit lower probability.

[@mickgentry8128]

The Bell ! wow six years you did some serious procrastination on that.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. Hanging something that heavy offset from the pole is going to require a beefy pole and a bunch of concrete. I hate concrete. She was really smart about her choice of comments on this video.

[@benchapman5247]

You are a brave man letting your wife in the workshop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Funny, yea it could have really backfired.

[@gregoryh4601]

Happy Wife. You are So Right. He Needs to Clean His Shop Up. Because it’s a fire hazard. Wifely you need to show Him how you Keep your Woman Cave. Maybe Buy a Big Shed so he Can move out There and you Can park your Car back in the Garage

[@DudleyToolwright]

I have never had a car space in any garage I have owned or rented. That would be unique.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Messy? Oh, my. Have her visit my shop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

The busier a shop is the more likely that everything is not in its perfect storage space and organization is also expensive in both time and moeny.

[@wambsganz8]

You packed more equipment in a small space than Iv'e ever seen😮

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks, I think. This location is clearly bursting at the seams. These days, I can't consider buying a new tool if I don't already have a place for it. Tough rules for a tool collector.

[@wambsganz8]

@@DudleyToolwright I worked in a toolroom for 20 years and I can say you have every piece of necessary equipment to do just about anything that a much larger shop could do.

[@funone8716]

Mrs Toolwright got it goin on. She'll boost your channel for sure. But you will then have more honeydoo projects in return

[@DudleyToolwright]

She did, but there was definitely a cost.

[@anthonycash4609]

No , no , no his box is not organized. This shop is not organized .Your box is organized when you can send your wife into your shop and you not be in there and tell her to bring you a tool by telling her which box what drawer which side of the drawer its on and she comes back with the right tool that would not happen here. By the way I was watching back in the day when the bell was being cut down. Had totally forgotten about it shame, shame ,shame. My OCD is off the chart watching this. She would give you a hard time if she were to see my shop. Sorry Dudley. 😂 I'm a neat freak when it comes to my shop my sister-in-law ask my wife was my shop just for show.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Fair enough. I could probably tell here where any tool is that she might use is and not have to go with her. I have 11 tool boxes, most of which she would never need to go into. The stainless pair that she looked through has pretty much everything she has ever asked for. I would love to see your shop. New ideas for organization are always welcome.

[@anthonycash4609]

@@DudleyToolwright Your always welcome . If your ever in North Carolina let me know . 👍

[@mchiodox69]

you are going to pay a steep price for that! Loved it though.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, I thought it would be fun to hear her comment on my tools. Little did I know. She had an agenda.

[@ЖелезнаяЖизнь]

У вас очень красивая жена, и интересно смотреть на её реакцию насколько переполнена мастерская 😊

[@DudleyToolwright]

Спасибо. У меня слишком много вещей для такого маленького пространства, но я люблю инструменты. Это зависимость.

[@ЖелезнаяЖизнь]

@@DudleyToolwright о как я вас понимаю, это действительно зависимость, я тоже не могу остановиться приобретать разные инструменты))

[@danabee52]

Hi DT (I don't know if you use your name on here.)! 😊 Finish the bell and fix the dent. Lol I love you and miss you, my beautiful friend! ❤

[@DudleyToolwright]

My real name would be fine. I have mentioned it before. She's got you on her side too. Well of course she does.

[@danabee52]

@@DudleyToolwright 😁

[@ghl3488]

You gotta have 12 pairs of pliers in case the first 11 develops a fault. Same principle for all hand tools. I have 3 lathes but only use one of them. You must be prepared.

[@DudleyToolwright]

I was an Indian Guide, not a boy scout, but I'm sure there was some preparedness requirement for us as well...

[@repairman2be250]

You have got a hobby workshop better equipped than a business machine shop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. I try to make my hobby be a side income.

[@kepamurray1845]

Ding, ding, getter done!

[@DudleyToolwright]

On it.

[@mrayco]

I think you need bigger work shop too busy full with stuff...i love that❤

[@DudleyToolwright]

I do, I do. Thanks.

[@brucebainmatunucksurfrat7911]

I’ve seen better I’ve seen worse but either way it’s kick ass! And finish the freaking bell already

[@DudleyToolwright]

That's generous. I really have no more room for anything and hey, finishing the bell would get me some more space.

[@mike9500]

you better fix thaty dent. she seems pretty upset. happy wife, happy life!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Too right.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

My little shop is dangerously messy, But it's mine,, not half as messy as her Jeep..LOL,, Dutch Bro's and cigarettes...

[@DudleyToolwright]

I feel ya. My wife's car is immaculate. I can't even say anything.

[@dizzolve]

FIX THE DENT lol

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. I have always been to practical about vehicles. I see a 1 inch small crease with some missing paint and I think, that's not worth $1500. She thinks differently.

[@jsteifel]

Your wifes smile is great... Why did she need a tool box for make up? she's very good looking without the make up, or a minimal amount of make up. I would never ask my wife to comment on my shops.. It's a loaded issue, in which I would never come out ahead. Overall I think she gave you a positive review.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks. She had such a large makeup case because she was a professional make-up artist. She worked in the studios and weddings. I knew it was a risk and she had completely forgotten about the bell. I kinda stepped in it.

[@jsteifel]

@@DudleyToolwright Just turn the bell into a project and video it. I don't know if you have welding equip, I don't remember, I saw you said it needs a heavy hanger, fab it.

[@Cianan-vw1lb]

The bell! The bell!

[@DudleyToolwright]

I feel like the hunchback of Notre dame...

[@jtreg]

cute smile x

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thx.

[@mxcollin95]

Ya man…knock that bell out ASAP and earn the extra wife credit. Then you’ll be off the hook and can head back out to the workshop in peace guilt free! Plus, you never know when you might need to cash that credit in to get out of jail for something like an unauthorized new tool purchase or whatever. Lol 🍻

[@DudleyToolwright]

Good point. Wife credits are always valuable. Fortunately for me, she is pretty much never against new tool purchases.

[@FB-111A]

If you were to organize the shop, you would be more efficient and probably happier. But it is YOUR shop.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Surprisingly, my shop is somewhat organized. The big problem is that I have collected too much stuff for too little space.

[@grahambaker9377]

Proper work shop and not a tool collectors space.

[@DudleyToolwright]

My shop is a bit of both. I tend to love tools for tools sake and it unfortunately shows.

[@mrc1539]

Fix the dent and finish her garden bell ! 😉 !

[@DudleyToolwright]

On the list.

[@dizzolve]

3:40 it's futile though ...... no matter how much room you get you use it up ..... and need more. My fan doesn't fit either that's why it's hung from the ceiling now

[@DudleyToolwright]

Too true.

[@DK-vx1zc]

finish the damn bell!!! and the dents!! :)

[@DudleyToolwright]

The opinion seems to be universal.

[@alanjackson4397]

Finish the bell buddy

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. She got me on that one.

[@tomt9543]

So fix the damn bell, for crying out loud!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Will do.

[@dougsweldingfabrication953]

Finish it !!!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, thanks.

[@steveparker8723]

Finish the bell!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Will do.

[@davidpeterson5186]

Finish the bell! Now!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Wow, the votes are in and quite unanimous. She wins - usually the case. Before we made this video, she forgot all about the bell. I really stepped in it this time.

[@handlaidtrack]

Finish the bell. Happy wife easy life.

[@DudleyToolwright]

The feeling towards completing this project are unanimous.

[@jamesreed6121]

Finish the bell, get the dent fixed and be more sanitary! Good luck, you're going to need it.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yes, I now have a bigger list. You would never know that I sweep and clean after every visit. I just don't use spit and polish, but now...

[@TeutonicNordwind]

Beautiful wife

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks, she is.

[@rhokdatroll]

Finish the bell 🔔!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Will do. Thanks.

[@randylemn]

Don't forget to fix the dent

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, the damn dent. Wind blows over a sand blasting cabinet onto my wife's car and I am going to have to eat it.

[@JohnBare747]

Having Bozo visit the shop is one thing but the Wife, well having an unfinished Honey-Do project was sure to get commented on. I'll put on my fortune telling hat and predict a major Shoe Store visit in your near future. You know the difference between a man and a woman? A man can walk right past a shoe store, especially if he already owns a pair of shoes.

[@DudleyToolwright]

You must be psychic. That visit was today...

[@JohnBare747]

@@DudleyToolwright Ha! Seems I was married for 32 years to a woman who had feet so been there, done that! When she passed away and I had to clean out her stuff I thought I was cleaning out Imelda Marcos' shoe stash.

[@derekdee9592]

Omg every tool imaginable but need more space ?

[@DudleyToolwright]

A first world problem, for sure. I have loved tool since I got a small Craftsman tool kit when I graduated from 6th grade.

[@mattomon1045]

She needs the bell fix dent

[@DudleyToolwright]

You are right about the bell. I just haven't figured out how to make a strong enough stand for such a heavy swinging item and still be affordable.

[@shopart1488]

I would not work in that mess. Throw everything out you haven’t used in the past year. Do this every 6 months.

[@DudleyToolwright]

That is more or less my motto and I do that continuously. One thing I don't easily get rid of is tools, even if I haven't used them in the last few months.

[@corydriver7634]

Finish the bell.

[@DudleyToolwright]

...at this point it seems as though I have little choice.

[@lindsaybrown7357]

Inviting your wife into your workshop was a fatal mistake. She now knows you've got just about everything, and in multiples. Good luck getting permission to buy more 😮

[@DudleyToolwright]

She is actually supportive. I am a lucky guy.

[@lindsaybrown7357]

@DudleyToolwright Ha ha, yes I've got one of those. She even helped me unload it when I arrived home with a 13x40 Harrison lathe I bought at an auction. Just gotta get her to help with the cleaning 😕

[@christophercullen1236]

Your wife is very attractive so that is the why you have been hiding her from us workshop boys. I think she has trip up by a meeting you need to take over one of spare rooms ( health reasons claustrophobia ) Kit from down under

[@DudleyToolwright]

She is actually quite shy. It took a lot for me to get her on camera and then she uses her time wisely to put the pressure on...

[@rogerpetrella5993]

What a hot looking lady!

[@DudleyToolwright]

She appreciates the compliment.

[@jeffanderson4979]

You need a bigger shop dude

[@DudleyToolwright]

I really do.

[@nadam35]

i would do whatever that lady said. end of story.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Wise words...

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Great entertainment Robert, I'm a little concerned though, Analisa mentioned the bell project at least twice maybe three times... Hummm that could be a clue or a hint on what to work on next...just saying 😁 Enjoyed...ATB...

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea, I really stuck my foot in it this time. I need to finish the stand for the bell, but it is going to be rather huge.

[@garysgarage101]

That was great! Gee man, I don't know how you do it. That is some organized mess lol. Oh, and you're wife is hot!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thank you kindly

[@MyLilMule]

Bruh! Finish the bell! 😂

[@DudleyToolwright]

Yea. I am getting the message.

[@billg4630]

Justify tools by the money doing it youself saves..

[@DudleyToolwright]

I do see every tool I acquire as a new set of opportunities to solve problems.

[@edethrington6175]

Is that your wife or your daughter?

[@DudleyToolwright]

My wife.

[@gregmarsen8536]

I thought the same thing. How did he get such a beautiful wife? And so young? And so smart? I think we are all envious.

[@gregmarsen8536]

Your wife is very beautiful. I couldn't believe she wasn't your daughter. Beautiful young and smart. Do as she says.

[@larryperdue508]

He needs to get one big tool box and stop keeping warn out tools 🔧 🙄

[@DudleyToolwright]

I do have some old tools about.

[@alpaul9700]

Not many beginner machinists have a tool hoard like that. Does your wife know how much you spent. lol. Your shop is a mess because you don't have enough room to create the storage you need. Even if to kicked the washer and dryer out, there is not enough room to store it all. Bigger better something will enter your, and your wifes, life soon, I would imagine.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Thanks for the encouragement. I am afraid I am quite the tool collector. I have loved the possibilities that they provide ever since my dad bought me a craftsman tool kit when I graduated from 6th grade. Yea, back in the day you graduated from 6th, 9th, and 12th.