tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post6734459072871246293..comments2022-02-25T10:50:38.538-08:00Comments on Oregon Woodworker by Andy Margeson: Didn't weigh down Santa's sleigh much this yearUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-26965984822907452312016-12-27T12:11:52.140-08:002016-12-27T12:11:52.140-08:00I have a six inch Starrett I bought from an old ma...I have a six inch Starrett I bought from an old machinist. Love it. It's the chromed rule, and combined with its age and much use is harder to read. But it's a great size. I've since bought the 12" too, largely on how impressed I am with the six inch and its accuracy after heavy machinist use for 30 years. You know what they say about buying good tools: buy once, cry once. You won't regret spending the extra money.Derek Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919744398323462327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-28680328041262339622016-12-26T15:53:57.150-08:002016-12-26T15:53:57.150-08:00I'm with you Matt. The Incra is a great rule ...I'm with you Matt. The Incra is a great rule but I don't use it that much. A very small machinist's square is really really nice to have. To me it is one of two small squares that are must have. I wouldn't have known that had I not inherited it from my father-in-law and then found myself reaching for it.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394365117138074832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-26290457826431891452016-12-26T12:15:50.174-08:002016-12-26T12:15:50.174-08:00I have that 6" Incra T-rule and love it, thou...I have that 6" Incra T-rule and love it, though I only use it once in a while. I bit the bullet a couple years ago and bought a Starrett 12" combo square. It cost a lot, but it's great and I know I'll never need another (unless I drop it and step on it). But the funny thing is, I use a 4" machinist square for most of my edge checking and knife marking.Matt McGranehttp://tinyshopww.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-75982911231293279112016-12-26T11:46:43.189-08:002016-12-26T11:46:43.189-08:00I really like my Starrett six inch square. It defi...I really like my Starrett six inch square. It definitely is worth the price.<br /><br />I like the idea of Ralph's Woodpecker suggestion, only I think they are ugly. I'm afraid to try one for the fear that I might like it. 😀Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-10978690647385758602016-12-26T09:55:26.861-08:002016-12-26T09:55:26.861-08:00Funny what tools mean to one person but not anothe...Funny what tools mean to one person but not another. I have a 12 and 6 inch Starrett that I hardly use at all. At one time they were my do it all tool and now I use the red Woodpecker squares almost exclusively. <br />Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com