How to care for tools?

As I am just starting out, I don't know all the ins and outs of caring
for tools. In the past, I have just let tools sit in garage. As
result, I have found rust of a few of my tools, such as screw drivers
and pliers.

I have slowly gotten into woodworking. Slowly as in have some money
for tools OR wood, but not both. So I am at that stage of collecting
tools (the best part of woodworking, right?), and am wondering what is
the proper way of caring for tools? This includes hand tools and
power tools? What about cast iron table saw tops?


Thanks in advance,

- Clayton
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