Features:

  • 7-Inch speed square; fits in pocket
  • Incorporates features of framing square, tri square, mitre square, and protractor square
  • Constructed of aluminum alloy
From square circular saw cuts to framing a roof... yes please!

This is one of those tools that when you've got it, you wish you'd bought one ages ago. Probably the best thing I can say about this speed-square is that even though I live in New Zealand it was still better for me to get it thru Amazon and and pay the postage from the USA than to buy an el cheapo inferior plastic imitation for the same sort of price here in New Zealand. Also, being a Carpentry Apprentice the 'Little Blue Book' it comes with was handy for dealing with the trigonometry and roofing calculations in the theory modules. Thanx Swanson! Fits snugly into my toolbelt too. The first thing I used it for was with a spirit level to determine the angle to cut studs for a raked wallframe running under a rafter (I then transfered that angle to a protractor square). And I even put off building some shelving for my garage out of roughsawn 2x4s until it arrived! Turned out sweet as!

and he can barely contain his happiness as he flips through the blue book

I buy my husband an expensive set of tools or organize his car, and he barely notices. I buy him a $9 speed square, and he can barely contain his happiness as he flips through the blue book. I don't know. I just don't know. But he loves it. Says it feels so sturdy and that blue book alone would have been worth buying.

At first I was wary.. now I'm quite attached.

I've never used one of these things before. When this one came had and felt really weird. If you have even the slightest tactile sensory issues you might understand what I mean. However, after using it just a little it now feels just fine. This sturdy little thing is so useful in so many ways.

Five Stars

Great with its simplicity, ingenious design, highly recommended [ see application in attached PIC]

Best few dollars spent in a long time!

Have been using a Sliding T-Bevel for years which I thought would be great for right and odd angles, but it turned out that I mostly need right angles. So I constantly had to look for something else that has a (supposedly) right angle. Also, the t-bevel would easily loose it's adjustment. So much easier now and also great that it serves as a guide for my jigsaw. Why didn't I buy this thing years ago? I could bite myself.

Want to frame a roof? Funnily inscribed geometric shape makes it a cake walk.

I never framed a roof before this past weekend. Luckily for all involved, I happened upon this speed square on Amazon. This thing is phenomenal, inexpensive, unbreakable, no moving parts, and works incredibly well. Aside from your saw, you'll just need this speed square, a pencil, a tape measure, and a calculator that finds square roots. The included little blue book gives the equations you need and has tables to minimize calculations required. The calculating only happens during the planning stages. Once you write down the few dimensions you'll need, the job goes very quickly. I laid out the common and hip joints (on 2X4s) down on the ground, cut them, took them up and assembled them into a sweet hip roof over a deck I built. Pointers: 1. I used a 10" compound miter saw, and it pretty much makes perfect cuts, so that helped my work look good. 2. I was cutting out the notches (that sit on the frame plate) with a jigsaw, but in retrospect, I'd start them with a circular saw to get straighter cuts, then finish them off with the jigsaw. 3. At first, I forgot to add extra length (per the tables) for the hip joist overhangs (hip joists are longer). 4. Double check your own work by understanding the pitch AND the angle, which are both marked on the speed square. Benefits are two-fold: 1), it keeps you working on the correct speed-square marks (common vs. hip), and 2) Compound miter saws are set by angle.

An Heirloom & USA Made

Wow, this is a nice tool. It replaced a plastic Speed Square. No matter how careful you are, those will eventually break (see photo). That's just a waste of resources. This is 3/16 aluminum, with a rare feel of quality - an outlier that somehow remained untouched by the corporate bean-counters. As for squareness, it checks out perfectly for framing work. If you are doing machine work, get the proper tool.

Nice heavyduty speed square

The speed square feels thicker than most of the aluminum speed squares that I have used. One thing that I liked is that all of the lettering appears to be painted black making it very easy to read. The square also has extra features that other squares do not such as notches that allow you to draw straight lines on your material speeding up the task significantly. Overall, I believe that this square is well constructed and should last a long time. I am very happy with my purchase.

I was amazed to find I could buy the 7" and 12" ...

If I'd known about these I would have bought them years ago. I saw a video recently and realized I needed the 12". I was amazed to find I could buy the 7" and 12" combo for less than the 12" alone! Now I have both. Wish I'd had them two weeks ago when I was reframing my garage's wall. The 7" is perfect for marking the ends of 2x4's for cutting. I'll be using the 12" this week to score and snap 8.25" wide Hardie planks per the video I mentioned.

Indispensable tool to own

After my 20+ year old speed square went missing I was amazed to find its brother here. Still a great tool made by a great company. Super tool to own and once lost is instantly missed. The little book is something I didn’t remember from my long ago first purchase but it’s way cool to get. I hope I can keep this one around for another 20.

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