Well gents, I need some advice! My wife has an aversion to my restoration work. "That's not in the house [stuff]!" It would seem the most active restoration activities I am allowed to do in the house is: honing, finishing & sealing scales, light hand sanding of blades. Anything more is a no-go !

It's not like I'm kicking up huge clouds of sawdust, or making enough noise to wake the dead. We have no kids, and only a Sheltie (dog) for a pet. I do everything possible to minimize any mess made, though my tools sometimes "lay around" a bit toward the edge of the rooms.

What can I do? We live in a three bed, two bath, rental with no garage, and only a storage shed (no power) that is near capacity for outside spaces. One bedroom is her work office (computer means dust is no good). The other is her craft office. That room is... a rack of shelves on each wall, plus her desk, and many totes stacked on the floor.

Have any of you gentlemen figured out ingenious ways to do restorations with angering SWMBO (or having to factor in the weather & time of day)??