Woodpecker Marking & Layout Tools " Help Please "

[Peter Fish]

Hi Everyone
I am looking for any input good or bad regarding your thoughts and personal experience while using these great tools - One Time and regular production tools.
Im trying to make up my mind which to purchase and therefore put together a wish list, so would be grateful of all your help
Thanks in advance
Peter

 

[jtparrothead]

hey Peter, I don't have any experience with these but if you find a place to buy some of the one time tools will you send me a pm with a link,  [thanks]

 

[woodguy7]

I don't think the "one time " tools are just that.  I think they do them again a few years down the line.  Silly not to really !

 

[jtparrothead]

I don't think the "one time " tools are just that.  I think they do them again a few years down the line.  Silly not to really !

that's good to know, I'll have to start keeping a better eye out. thank you

 

[semenza]

I have really liked pretty much all of the Woodpecker's measuring tools. I have had a couple that I wasn't completely happy with but it was more my personal use than anything else. There are plenty of other brands of excellent measuring tools, but these really seem to be designed for us woodworkers. Easy to read, no maintenance, top notch quality, accurate. The scales are consistent across the line. In other words you can switch tools and not worry that about a rule or square matching up.

Of the regular line some good and useful choices are ....

Woodworking Rules

12" and 32" T-Squares

Precision Triangles

Of the One Time Tools.....

The small T - Squares

Any of the really large Squares

Set Up Blocks

Saddle Squares

Bevel Triangles

    You will probably have to wait for special runs to get metric of anything.

Seth

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[Peter Fish]

Seth,
thanks for your thoughts, I see from your new drawer you are a big fan,  I guess the Bar Gauge gets a lot of use and those saddle square's too.
What I am trying to do, is to find what you guys have found to be most useful and couldn't live without sort of thing
Did you get your folding rule ?

Cheers Peter   

 

[mouppe]

The story stick is excellent and very useful. The 12" square is essential. I also have the paolini rule and I like it but I am still awaiting the replacement screws months later.

The Veritas saddle square is one of my favourite marking tools, just to demonstrate that there are alternatives to Woodpeckers.

 

[zapdafish]

The Paolini pocket rule is my favorite. I use it all the time. I was lucky to pick up a a spare when I took a class from Greg Paolini

 

[semenza]

Seth,
thanks for your thoughts, I see from your new drawer you are a big fan,  I guess the Bar Gauge gets a lot of use and those saddle square's too.
What I am trying to do, is to find what you guys have found to be most useful and couldn't live without sort of thing
Did you get your folding rule ?

Cheers Peter   

I would say the ones I listed are the most used items (for me), but I do use  a lot of the others too.  The Bar Gauge set is very handy, I do use it more than I thought I would.  When it comes right down to it, what you find is the best to have will depend  on what you build and how you work. The basic squares and rules are  always  going to see use. I would go for those first and add other devices as you like. Kind of depends on what gets offered by Woodpecker's though. 

Seth

 

[semenza]

The story stick is excellent and very useful. The 12" square is essential. I also have the paolini rule and I like it but I am still awaiting the replacement screws months later.

The Veritas saddle square is one of my favourite marking tools, just to demonstrate that there are alternatives to Woodpeckers.

I have a Veritas saddle square too (1 1/2" x 2" ?)  also. I like that one a lot too especially for checking if edges  and faces are square to each other when jointing. 

Seth

 

[Peter Fish]

Richard
Thanks for your help is "The 12 " square " the 1281 model ?
Still trying to get my head around all this stuff

Cheers Peter

 

[mouppe]

Yes that's the one.

 

[IWT-Tom]

I have got the T Square and love it.  Would love to supply these in the UK, but my attempts to contact the company have been ignored or lost in translation. 

 

[PaulMarcel]

I have got the T Square and love it.  Would love to supply these in the UK, but my attempts to contact the company have been ignored or lost in translation. 

LOL, two countries separated by an ocean and language

 

[woodguy7]

There are other ways we can get it though 

 

[IWT-Tom]

That's British politeness

 

[Davej]

Rutlands.co.uk sell some woodpecker gear , the t square looks an amazing piece of kit .

 

[Guy Ashley]

There are other ways we can get it though 

Isn't it is amazing what you can do with friends in the right places, some good manners, civility and social grace! 

 

[PaulMarcel]

There are other ways we can get it though 

Isn't it is amazing what you can do with friends in the right places, some good manners, civility and social grace! 

Yup.  And despite that, we still happily ship to you, Guy  [tongue]

 

[Guy Ashley]

There are other ways we can get it though 

Isn't it is amazing what you can do with friends in the right places, some good manners, civility and social grace! 

Yup.  And despite that, we still happily ship to you, Guy  [tongue]

You never have forgiven me for the mice droppings in your Yorkshire Tea!! You wanted some real rural England didn't you??? [big grin]