She’s a Bosch girl while you’re a DeWalt guy. It happens

To be fair, mine used to be an avid power tool user, but the strokes changed that. Intelligence + brain damage can lead to some interesting results.

The only tool my wife knows how to use is me. Single handily even.

She can, she just wants you to do it.

Once you have Fuji 9, you are a dentist.

We do beg your pardon, but we are in your tool shed

"... I thought" *

She's only asking how to pit the but in the drill because it didn't go well when she tried and fucked up the drill.

First off: I totally agree, teach people these skills.
Secondly: There are however people who should never be trusted with anything more destructive than your average spoon.

A carpentry class will teach you how to make a bird house. Maybe even an end table. Which is cool and all.

But it will not teach you how to trouble shoot a furnace at 11pm on a Saturday night and it's -25F outside, (it was a sticking vacuum switch I got working and making it a $50 repair the next day rather than a $800 service call).

It will not teach you to understand what that clunking sound might be on your car. And how important it is. ( That Check Engine code was just a "gas cap leak" because you accidentally didn't get the cap properly tight or something far more serious).

And most importantly, it will not teach you know what is worth the effort to fix and what is not.

My Wife is a VERY talented and creative artist. She a good painter and she designs and makes some of the most beautiful jewelry I've seen. But she's frankly incompetent with shop tools and repairing things. There are many, many people just like her across the planet, both men and women. Just because someone has the will to act, does not meant they have the aptitude to act.

Sofas are generally a pretty simple wood frame with a bunch of padding and upholstery. I'm not sure a sawz-all is the ideal tool though.

Also "I'm not helping pay to replace that, this just became entirely your problem"

It's not drywall, it's either brick or concrete covered by plaster.

Yes, but follow the instructions - mainly clean the wall before sticking it on - use isopropyl alcohol - and stuck it to the wall and wait for a while before you load it up.

Agreed. They have different strengths as well. Just make sure you get one that can hold the weight and won't come off and take paint with it.

Those things are fantastic. Just make sure you get ones rated for the proper weight.

My mom has lost a number of breakable items due to hanging them with those and they later peel off the wall. Can't speak to if she was skipping steps or whatever when she hung them but just FYI. Maybe don't use them for stuff that will break and can't be replaced. They held up for a long time but still failed eventually.

I can second those work really well despite my dismissing them for years. Just make sure to get the right type for the job.

I hate the wait when hanging watches too.

Why would you hang shit and where the hell did you get an 8 lbs piece of it?

Those are a godsend. I have something similar at home, although it's a different brand. I think it's called "Tesa" or something like that.

most picture hooks would be tacked in with a hammer

Yeah, I'm not thinking of one of your new fangled contraptions where a bit will just snap in

And twist out of your hands if you hit a knot without auto-stop.

If you don’t know how to use a chuck key Im going to presume you need supervision while drilling.

That would have been a good thing to have. The cheap slicer got tossed, and we've got something like a Mueller slicer now. Sits over a container, and has guards so fingers can't get too close to the blade.

or literally lose a finger or kill herself

I wish I had a wife who cared to take apart a refrigerator. Because, that's how I started when I was very young--taking apart my toys. Eventually, I figured out how to put them back together. By the time I was a teen, I would disassemble and reassemble film cameras for fun.

That sort of curiosity, and let's call it bravery, can be molded, and taught.

I advised him of any safety precautions or good practises he might be unaware of, even offered to help if need be but i don't need to infantilise a grown goddamn adult.

What is wrong with you.