Swanson Tool Co S0101CP216 Value Pack includes 7-Inch Speed Square with Blue Book and 2-Pack AlwaysSharp Carpenter Pencils with Extra Black Graphite Replacement Tips

Swanson is a good brand, and Amazon offered the best pricing for the combo. 7", 12" and book for $1 more than the 12" square at a major hardware / lumber store.

Great product

Nothing but quality !

These tools are great for beginners and people with experience

Very durable and accurate

Makes carpentry much easier been using this brand a long time and never wore one out

Swanson Tool Company has a great tool here. It is accurate, it is sturdy, it is a square on steroids. I use it all the time while tinkering around in my shop. The only problem is that (frequently) they seem to get bent either in someones warehouse or during shipment. It took me 3 orders to get one that was not bent. Inspect it carefully........otherwise, a great purchase

Todo muy bien.

Very pleased with this Swanson Set and I highly recommend it.Combi Square - Build quality at this this price is first class (the scriber is even a screw in)Speed Square - I'd promised myself one of these when I started to use ones that are "like" Swanson or "based" on Swanson. The real thing is easy to use, it's clearly marked and built to survive on site.Were there machine marks - Yes (on both units)Did I expect machine marks - Yes (I've paid less than £15 for the set)How long did it take me to true up all edges using 1200 grit, a 12" sq pane of glass, and moderate care? - Less than 5mins.Am I a master craftsman - NoHave I put an edge on a chisel - YesHave I tuned a bench plane - YesWill I be working with timber - YesDo I know the Pythagoras Theorem - YesWill my work be used in the Medical or Aeronautical industries - NoWhy all these extra words - Some of the negative comments regarding quality.Stopping now.

I've been a carpenter in UK for over 40 years and didn't know that 'speed squares' existed until seeing one being explained on a YouTube video last year. Just goes to show how long I've had my head in the sand believing that combination and try squares were the answer to everything.Firstly, I want to point out that these things are designed for speed and the markings are big to be visible with ease, which I suppose could render them 'good enough' rather than pinpoint accurate (though they are accurate).If anything, I would describe them as being the Swiss Army Knife of carpentry - especially when you get the 7" and 12" twin set, which even comes with a little book of tables for calculating roof and stair angles.The metal is thick and solid. There are loads of markings and scales for measuring lengths and angles. They can be used as horizontal and vertical levels. You can use them as guides for a circular saw. There are pencil notches to drag out parallel lines. I mean, they do it all, apart from cut the wood for you.As you may have guessed, they have become integral - indispensable - tools in my kit. They save so much time that it would be inefficient not to use them.I still use a combi square for the occasional instances that they are required (measuring and marking accurate depths and so on) but it is no longer my primary 'go to' square.All in all, an excellent product at a great price.

I find myself just reaching for this set every time now. I couldn't do without it. They even sit proudly in the 'handy box' section of my shed where i keep my most used tools.I still use my short steel rule as well, but i use it less and less for quick marking now since i got these. I feel confident when marking up cuts and getting angles i need, that's just how good this set it.This set is Made in the USA i see. Normally (and sadly) seeing Made in the USA gives the same feeling as Made In China for certain products, but this is a solid and well done product.I hope to see the return of that confidence when i can just take it for granted that when it says Made in the USA on it, that i can just pick it up and not have to worry. Sadly it's the same story with products made here in the UK, i hope that changes for the better as well.The little booklet this set comes with was a bonus too, and I am very thankfull for it.Glad i took the punt on this. It paid off in the end.

Love these speed squares and still finding new ways to use them, built very sturdily and very accurate, a great addition to my professional tool kit. The only improvement for me would be to have these in metric, but I am old enough to be able work with imperial as well as metric.Worth the purchase for professionals as well as DIY'ers.

Speed squares are slowly becoming more popular in the UK, but the original Swanson remains the best. Unlike many copies it incorporates scribe points at one quarter inch intervals - a very useful feature. The embossing is deep and the square is heavily made of cast metal to last a lifetime, unlike some of the bendy plastic copies. The mini combination square that comes with it is an oddity that I doubt I will ever find a use for. I would have preferred to buy the speed square on its own, but the price at the time was too tempting and justified by the speed square alone.