I have a 12 inch Incra ruler and the only difference between this and this one is that the Incra also has pencil cutouts on the trailing edge. . Not sure how rust resistant this one is. It comes disassembled and is very easy to assemble. My complaints about this product are as follows: 1. Factory quality control may be flawed. Mine came with 2 deep dents on the other end. I can smooth it out, but I can affect accuracy on that scale. 2. He doesn't hold the square for too long. The tolerance for mismatch is quite large when installing a square fence. I've tightened it as far as I felt comfortable and due to the fair play of the mounting screws, the angular accuracy doesn't last all that long with constant use.