Stainless or Aluminum Woodpeckers Tools?

[Greg Urwiller]

I was considering ordering the latest Woodpeckers One Time Tool: the Paoline pocket ruler. I see that these have been made before. You can get these either in aluminum or stainless steel. Anyone own one? SS or aluminum and why?

[Bruce Page]

Personally, I would want the aluminum, the red anodize is easier to read IMO. If you're hard on tools then the SS would be more durable.

[Victor Robinson]

My understanding is the aluminum versions are around 1/8" thick - some find this too thick an edge when measuring and marking. That's primarily why I went with the stainless.

[Jack Lemley]

I have the aluminum and don't like it so I ordered the stainless version and like it much better than the aluminum. Much thinner, just as easy to read in my opinion as the aluminum, better feel, etc. I have a lot of Woodpecker tools and for most of them the aluminum is outstanding.

Jack