Like rharman, the vast majority of my hand tools are Craftsman.
Only mine are 50+ years old.
From a very early age I had access to tools and the inspiration to use them. In fairly short order, I was gifted w/ a few Craftsman tools as a Christmas present - probably to forestall raids on the...
The (saw)dust may seem harmless enough, but it absorbs and holds
moisture.
Constant contact with this moisture and whatever chemicals may
be present in the dust acccelerate nature's work of returning things
to their base elements.
A little time with a vacuum, cheap clean 2" paint brushes and...
From posts #47 & #48
That deep drawer is very useful for some of us.
It is perfectly dimensioned as a place to store indispensible
references like Machinery's Handbook ##th Edition by
Industrial Press.
While there is the arguement that these days reference material
is readily available with...