OK, Old dog woodworkers

[Stewie Simpson]

Lowell; imo, it matters naught after your dead and buried in the ground.

[lowell holmes]

It will not matter any more, but I don't want my wife to have to deal with it.
A simple inventory would allow her to know how to dispose of them and not worry about it.
OBTW, I am in good health and don't expect to depart any time soon.

[Edwin Santos]

I'm going to say two things that are not going to be well received, and probably denied outright.......

+1, excellent advice here. The one thing I might add is that it is far less stressful for your grieving survivors/heirs to follow instructions as opposed to making decisions, especially if those decisions involve unfamiliar subjects..

[Tom M King]

It would take me at least a year to inventory tools, if I didn't have anything else to do. I haven't stopped buying tools for 45 years. Then there is also the lifetime collection of a machinist friend that left them to me. I haven't even moved that stuff here yet. I don't consider them an investment, but use them for income producing work.

I asked my Wife if she would like for me to stop working, and inventory tools, or keep making money. She said the inventory can wait.

[Yonak Hawkins]

It will not matter any more, but I don't want my wife to have to deal with it.
A simple inventory would allow her to know how to dispose of them and not worry about it.
OBTW, I am in good health and don't expect to depart any time soon.

lowell, I believe the on-line auction would be the easiest and fastest route for your wife. She would get maybe 70% of the true value of your tools and materials but that value would be true and her efforts would be quite minimal .. and so would yours.

[James Pallas]

I bought my tools for me to use and enjoy. They will go to my daughter and SIL. Many have already gone. They know that most all I have is the good stuff. The tools will be theirs to do what they please. I won't be worrying about the tools anymore. No sharpening, rust protecting loosing or any of that. I'll have a new set of the best that never dulls, rusts or gets lost and have every tool I need or ever needed right there when I need it. I'll also have an endless supply of the best materials.
Jim

[Rod Sheridan]

By the way, I just laughed at myself because when I read "Old dog woodworkers" I immediately felt it pertained to me. I don't know what that says about my perception of myself. :-)

Malcom, I think that classifies you as self aware

Regards, Rod