I prefer carpenter's fold rule
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Originally Posted by
stan shields
So what do you like for use in the shop, cabinet making and other smaller projects.
Carpenter's fold rulers has been the standard in the place I live since "forever". Always there was a great selection and the best seller has been Bambu - very popular brand here... for the more exigent guys there are also Swedish brand Hafele and one German brand also. If I was in the US I probably would go to Lufkin, this particular model looks great IMO, but it is not available locally.
In the last twenty years the measure tapes has increased its popularity and now it is common to find them at retailers although they are not "dominant", yet. Traditionally locals reserved "tape measure" only for bigger measures (above 2 m) - I have an almost 30 years old Lufkin 30 m tape I used when constructing our home but used just a few times after that (actually, at this moment I cannot remember where I stored it)...
I have also an old 5m metal tape Lufkin I purchased more than 20 years ago and one newer from Irwin, I believe both were made locally in their factories. I use them but as my second option for most applications, except for a few ones...
All the best,