tool-love

noun
UK /ˈtuːl lʌv/
US /ˈtuːl lʌv/

A strong feeling of liking for tools.

His tool-love started when his dad gave him a small hammer.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The joy of collecting and caring for tools.

Her tool-love filled the garage with shiny wrenches.

3. A special liking for using tools to build things.

Tool-love made him fix the broken chair himself.

4. A warm feeling people have for a favorite tool.

He showed his tool-love by polishing his old saw.