Basic A-Line It
The In-Line Industries Basic A-Line It is a great starter kit for the home shop, or occassional user. It’s been in my toolbox for 5+ years and though it’s needed infrequently, I’m sure happy it’s there. It’s a very simple setup consisting of only a few parts. Of those parts is a 1″ dial indicator with .001 precision (plenty for woodworking measurements).
CH Hanson Precision Ball Level
The tagline reads “Easier to read than a bubble” on the packaging … and with that we get a feel for what CH Hanson set out to accomplish with this new level design. You’ll be able to use this tool to set plumb, determine pitch, measure angles, and level. Made with an aircraft aluminum body, the ball level is light weight and rigid. The ball level looks like something one might find an airplane, I imagine, and if nothing else is cool to watch (watch out, the kids will want this one!)
Starrett Combination Square
Multiple purposes in one package … a combination square is used as a rule, 90 degree square (right angles) and 45 degree gauge. As for it’s purpose in the shop, one will be used in virtually every project to measure, mark, and measure again (remember the adage, measure twice, cut once!)
None are built better [...]
Incra T-Rule
The Incra T-Rule is a series of metal rulers with precise slots and holes located throughout the length of the rule in 1/64, 1/32 and 1/16 increments. Combine one of these highly precise rules with a mechanical pencil and accuracy is nearly fool-proof. The old adage “measure twice, cut once” still applies, but now you’ll [...]
Wixey Digital Angle Gauge & Protractor
Wixley digital angle gauge and digital protractor(tm) not sure about most folks, but, I have a difficult time purchasing tools. The wife seems to think I have enough while I tend to disagree. Additionally, I have over the years had to make many sacrifices for quality because of price. I would love to have a [...]
AngLevel
Slick indeed. You’ve probably never heard of the AngLevel, yet alone seen it. It’s a rather new invention (yes, people still invent stuff these days) that was thought-up right here in the good ol’ USA. One of the inventors of this product (it’s a two-brother team) actually sent me this tool and [...]
Chalk Hog 100
The Chalk Hog is used for marking lines at the “snap” of a string.
This is a large marking tool — thus the “Hog” in the name — and is made of a seemingly durable plastic case. A few metal parts accompany the tool — found in the sharpener (for a carpenters pencil), the reel [...]
Superpencil
About as basic a function as every woodworking & DIY project will need … marking measurements and jotting down notes.
Tougher than any “pencil” I’ve ever used. The graphite composition that makes up the pencil is tough and extremely flexible. It could break … but not from anything in the normal to extreme use. [...]
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