Folding Rule Recommendations

[Ben Martin]

Does anyone have a recommendation on a folding rule? I was going to get the Lee Valley, but it is no longer offered. Preferable one with a brass extension on both ends for checking inside dimensions (for square of drawers or cabinets).

Would like to get an older one, but leads to inherent risk with accuracy, etc...

[Tim Mahoney]

I have an inside rule that I bought about 25 to30 years ago. I spent years looking for another and finally found one at a tool store here in So Cal. I know you can them online but I always checked whenever in a wood store. I retired my old one to the shelf with my old steel Skill saws.

[Dino Drosas]

Believe it or not, Home Depot has them for about 13 bucks. Brass extension on one end only made by Lufkin.

[Adam Cavaliere]

Lufkin is the way to go - I love mine.

I did have a rather scary moment with mine though. Turns out I was using it to measure pieces of wood on my CMS. I had it laying across the throat in front of the wood I was cutting to make sure I had the right measurement. I was happy and ready to cut after I got the measurement right. Turns out the blade didn't like that I did that. It destroyed the end that had the brass extension. To this day, I have never found the brass extension.

For $13, I was happy that was the only thing that was damaged!

[Jerome Hanby]

Believe it or not, Home Depot has them for about 13 bucks. Brass extension on one end only made by Lufkin.

+1 on the Lufkin from HD

[Fred Belknap]

Lufkin I guess. the only ones I have seen only have one extension. I prefer a steel tape but to each his own. I worked with an old timer years ago and a folding rule was all he used. He was the lead man and I was the cutter. He would yell out a measurement like "six foot 27 inches". Try to figure that one in your head using a tape. I thought it was slow and not real accurate. :rolleyes:

Fred