I decided to come down to my hovel after work today, and after smoothing one side of some soft maple for a crafting table for my wife, I was checking out my planes. I noticed a disturbing find.
As is customary for our crafting (expending carbs and proteins, not electrons), I have been one sweaty little bugger. Duh, obviously. But it seems that I've missed a couple of spots on quick checks, and it's wreaked havoc on some of the cast iron on my planes (and even on some LV A2 cap irons where it's gotten under the lever cap and I didn't see it). Thankfully, no dangerous, deep pitting, but more than just can be scraped off with a fingernail light sand paper.
Is there anything you more experienced guys and gals do to ward off sprinkling your tools in unforeseen places? Or do you just thoroughly check them religiously after every session of sawdust making? I'm really kind of annoyed because it seems that I must have had some sweat drip onto my LN60 1/2 under the adjustable toe and it's slightly rusted the iron body there (thankfully, it came off with a light 600 grit touch).
Other than that, I don't have rusting problems down here in my basement. The humidity is about 50%, so it's actually kind of dry. Saws, planes, straightedges. . .they're all fairly shiny, with maybe that normal "it's been used for it's purpose" patina.
Thanks.