I can think of a few reasons why buying a pre-selected set of 1,500 tools is a sketchy idea: It costs a fortune; it likely includes quite a few items you’ll never use; and, like those mega-DVD collections often trotted out during the holidays, chances are good that someone interested in getting such a set has already bought many of the included items individually. Still, my salivary glands are fired up by this collection of Craftsman tools recently offered by Sears. The 1,470-piece set is actually a grouping of smaller collections that are available separately — a good thing, since (a) it’s doubtful many individuals really need items from all the categories here, and (b) at $8,600, the whole shebang costs more than everything in my current workshop put together, plus my car. When it comes down to it, the only reason I’m even lingering at this page of the Sears Web site is the photography: With each set of items fanned out by increments in size, curves of sockets weaving around rainbows of screwdrivers, I can’t help fantasizing about having all that gear readily available. Whoever took those photos — I suspect it wasn’t the same person in charge of pix like this from the catalog’s clothing section — deserves a big bonus.