My late DH loved to work on rusty metal things and also had all the blacksmith tools and knew how to use them. We worked on a complete rust bucket Singer together, sitting side by side at the welding table working on different parts. I cleaned and repainted the head while he cleaned the irons and we did the cabinet together. It sits proudly in my living room and although I gave his forge and blower to a good friend of his that is using it today, the big anvil is still where he sat it many years ago. I frequently use it for various projects. I loved sewing machines first and grew to appreciate blacksmithing and old tools, he loved blacksmithing and grew to like my machines and respect the knowledge I had of them. I think it just goes together naturally.