Really lovely and evocative, Judah, thanks.

On a bit of a humorous note, by the way, having run industrial operations and been part owner in one large endeavor, that tool painting job you had may have been more economically valuable than you estimate. Tools walk off job sites as if they have minds of their own, and quality tools can be surprisingly expensive.

Painting them orange may have saved your father's company more money than you think! Lol.