Since I bought my protractor head so cheap, I wasn't bothered by the lack of a fitted B&S case for the head. My original plans were quite modest for the tool. I thought maybe I could luck into some used blades, or even adapt some cheap import blades. I figured worst case scenario perhaps I might cobble a set of blades up as best I could.
Well, plans changed radically. Having seen these beautiful blades OCG painstakingly crafted for me I know there is no way I would just toss those in a drawer to clank around my other odds and ends. My head looks pretty good, save one small engraving, but I can live with that.
So, I determined to find a fitting home for the head and pending arrival of the blades. Enter ebay, I lucked out and found a NOS B&S protractor box for my model protractor (Black simulated leather W/ B&S marking on the case & blue crushed velvet lining) cost was not obscene given it is vintage NOS and not cheap plastic like everything else these days. I sort of felt duty bound if you will to find a case worthy of the new blades. That makes sense to everyone right? It isn't just me right?
A phrase I try to live by when I buy something, especially something I plan to have for a long time, or something that ensures my safety and well being (meaning tools, brakes, and steering components for starters) so, words to live by, most old duffers have heard "Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten"