Woodpeckers quality...and similar in europe ?

[seb87]

I'm looking for some square and tools for measuring...i've found woodpeckers tools ( some in metric version ) but they are difficult to find in europe...

here they cost about a 25% more than in the states...

the quality is very good ? there's some comparable in europe ?

thanks.

 

[Stone Message]

I think that the Woodworkers Workshop do Woodpecker bits and pieces but you might also like to look at Incra for precision squares and measuring - again from Woodworkers Workshop.

Peter

 

[neeleman]

There is one shop in Holland who also sells Woodpeckers: GereedschapPro.
Not all products are on stock but once in a while they order a bunch of stuff from Woodpeckers.
And I assume they also ship to Italy.

 

[Sjur]

Well, Woodpecker is expensive. I read somewhere that Woodpecker sells the exact same thing as other (but in another color) for a lot more. Does anyone know of a cheaper quality brand in Europe that's comparable?

 

[Stone Message]

For squares - try an engineer's square, I have 6 inch and 12 inch, both made by Fischer. For a little more try an Incra Guaranteed Square. For marking then you cannot beat the Incra precision rules.  As I said before go to the Woodworkers' Workshop.

Peter

 

[JavierMoreno]

You can look for  BS 939 grade A (British Standards) or DIN 875-00 (German/Euro standards) square Machinist

http://www.limit.se/FineToolsAPI/DownloadFile.aspx?fileid=4363.pdf&filekey=00a4785de3279caf2124f8f62fb373d1

 

[Birdhunter]

In answer to your question regarding Woodpecker quality, it is the very best. The tools are beautifully designed and built. They are expensive and well worth it.