SWMBO's gems?

[Routermonster]

Prompted by a couple of SWMBO's recent comments on my woodwroking antics, I thought it might be worth starting a new thread. What unforgettable things does your Other Half say?

For starters, here are two of SWMBO's classics:

"Oooh, that saw has got half its handle missing!" (comment on seeing my shiny new LN Carcass saw).

"Don't worry Dear, a few blemishes make it look more natural." (verdict on me swearing at tearout on a planed board).

Over to you, guys.

Les :roll:

 

[Racers]

Hi,

After finding a waterstone in 2 halfs on the workshop floor "I was careful"

Pete

 

[Mr Ed]

Some of you may recall the lengthy discussions and photo postings on Garrett Hacks scratch stock following West Dean.

After I made one my wife, quite astutely I thought, said ' but its just a square of wood with a bolt in the end'


which of course it is.

Cheers, Ed

 

[Paul Chapman]

After I made one my wife, quite astutely I thought, said ' but its just a square of wood with a bolt in the end'

Yes, they can be annoyingly logical at times....... :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[woodbloke]

Some of you may recall the lengthy discussions and photo postings on Garrett Hacks scratch stock following West Dean.

After I made one my wife, quite astutely I thought, said ' but its just a square of wood with a bolt in the end'


which of course it is.

Cheers, Ed

...and a sawcut, don't forget the sawcut! - Rob

 

[Mattty]

" You made that for me?... That's beautiful, thank you so much.... What is it?"

 

[Paul Chapman]

"How many more bloody planes do you need???????"

Cheers 8-[

Paul

 

[Blister]

I dont have one :lol:

so , no comments at all :wink:

 

[Tierney]

"What is it" about my latest work in progress.

 

[motownmartin]

Wouln't it look better if it were painted

 

[PAC1]

Not SWMBO but one of her friends "This Kitchen is almost professional"!

 

[mailee]

Why do you need so many saws? and another time it looks old fashioned. :roll:

 

[Inspector]

My girlfriend started turning pens recently and gets excited when I tell her we are going to make a stop at the Lee Valley store. She has taken to stopping at another store on the way home from work and is getting discounts from the salesmen! :lol: :lol:

Before Christmas she wanted to make some cutting boards as gifts for the people on her list. Off we went to the Hardwood supplier and on the way to the Maple stack she saw a plank of Wenge. She asked if we could get it for accent strips in the cutting boards. Knowing it wasn't going to be cheap I said sure! When she found out that single board cost $300.00 :shock: she said. "We are not going to waste it on a cutting board and you're not throwing away any more scraps!"

Way better to bring them into the fold and never have to explain why you need a tool! :wink:

 

[Benchwayze]

I can't really think of anything negative that SWIMBO says about my woodworking.

Unless you count 'Oh, he does things for other people when he can, but I'm still waiting for my kitchen!'



Nah! She's not so bad..

 

[Benchwayze]

Not SWMBO but one of her friends "This Kitchen is almost professional"!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I guess that 'friend' won't be coming to Christmas Dinner next year then?

 

[frugal]

When I unwrapped my copy of "The handplane book" at Christmas she said "I told the girls at work when it arrived that this was the most boring book I had ever seen, but that it would make you very happy".

 

[TrimTheKing]

"And this one does what exactly?" :roll:

Said on arrival of my LV Scraper. It was the 3rd plane to arrive that week though

Mark

 

[Benchwayze]

I'm thinking of making an arrangement with Postie. I'm always up and about before he arrives, so I could leave a 'marker' in front of the garage door. Then he knows when to leave parcels that don't need signing for in the side entrance!

He's not a woodworker, but he does have a SWIMBO!

 

[big soft moose]

most of the time my swmbo is pretty good and doesnt say anything negative about my work (she has also evinced an interest in learning to turn pens etc)

however after the bendy bookcase ferrago she came out with

"Dont worry, i'm sure my dad would be happy to come and help you with it..."

She also objects to being reffered to as swimbo on here because

"It sounds like a baby dolphin"

 

[Martingchapman]

I am in the process of making a new panel for our curved corner bath.
I spent some time working out the angles and curves, marking up and making a top and bottom frame which will be connected together with uprights, to which will be glued and pinned "bendy mdf", the whole thing will then be painted white to match the suite.

I took the top frame indoors to offer it up to the underside of the bath to check the fit and when my SWIMBO saw this her reaction was -
"Why are you bothering with that, surely all you need to do is fix some blocks to the floor and nail the bendy mdf to them?".

Oh well, hopefully she will be a little more impressed with the finished article.
But she does allow me to satisfy my fetish for Festools so I guess she is not so bad!

Martin.