🔧 Swanson Speed Square Layout Tool & Blue Book Combo Pack: Perfect for Precision Measurements & Layouts with Bonus Combination Square Included! Review

I clearly miscalculated this set before ordering. I assumed the speed squared was closer to half the size, as did the combination squared so it could be plugged in. I basically bought this for a combo square and it was a good deal. But the Speed Square is so big (length 185mm on the shortest side) that I can't even imagine carrying it with me or putting it in my toolbox; The marks are also so large and coarse (thin lines are 1mm thick) that they are too imprecise for fine woodwork. This is…

I have bought this set twice and have one in my work truck and one in the store. I use both for almost every job I do. They even recently improved the design of the speed square so that the scribe bar (the 1/4" notches inside the triangular cutout) now runs the entire side of the triangle, not just 1.5". It's pretty cool to see that a company with such a successful product still strives to continually improve it. This is by far the easiest speed square to read in any light, from poorly lit…

Some of the other reviews had me worried that this speed angle would differ from those sold in stores and possibly have manufacturing defects, but I took a chance on the Swanson speed angles at Lowe's where I work. Luckily other critical reviews were wrong. It was the quality I expected. I will continue to use my thinner measuring tools for precise measurements in woodworking, but these squares shouldn't just be used for rough carpentry work. The Speed Square has an even seam that allows it to…