Swanson S0101 Speed Square with Black Markings & Swanson Blue Book

This speed square is perfect, for home or on a contractor job.

Great speed square. Well made aluminum metal. Well marked with black paint. I make bird houses and this enables fast quality cutting lines and 45 degree markings. Very accurate square. I guess you could say its for the birds... LOL

the right tool for the right price. what a bargain

Seems like a good quality build a gift for my younger brother.

The Swanson Tool Co 7-Inch Speed Square with Black Markings & Blue Book, model S0101 is such a handy tool. I had a plastic one prior with poor markings that was hard to read. I got this one and it's night and day. So much easier to read and you don't have to work about breaking it if you drop it or step on it. I use it for getting straight cuts on lumber and making sure all of my frames are square before nailing on plywood. I highly recommend

I decided to build me a wooden work bench, something that was new to me. I'm not a carpenter just a normal person that likes to dabble in home projects and this was going to be probably the biggest one for me so far. I saw many videos showing the use of a speed square and how it was used to keep your work nice and square so I decided to get one. I got this particular one because it came with two squares. A big one and small one. It wasn't hard figuring out how to use it after watching the videos. There are so many different ways to use this square everyone needs to have at least one in their tool box. If it wasn't for using this square I would have had no way in knowing whether my work bench was being built nice and square. Because of this square my bench came out ridiculously nice and perfectly square. For me that's an accomplishment! There's still many uses i haven't tried with this square but knowing that I can turn to this whenever I need is a good feeling. I like how these are made of aluminum. These will last forever if taken care of. These even come with a book to help those of you that are into actual house building, which I am not. I would suggest if you do end up getting a Swanson square might as well get the two pack and save money

Solid, thoughtfully designed square with all the essential markings for cutting studs, rafters, headers, fencing dog ears etc. The included 'Blue Book' simplifies building roof rafters using the one number method, handy little reference. Quality built, stout yet light. Great medium size still fits in a large tool belt pouch - in between the compact 5" and larger size roofing squares. Essential for any DIYer's tool bench.

I can be pretty hard on tools and I love this one. It's what I consider an heirloom tool; a tool that if I don't loose it, it will be handed down for generations. The very solid, very thick aluminum is such you would really have to try hard to damage it...I stepped on one of my plastic squares and killed it. Its also what I consider a full-function square. There are squares I have owned in the past that are simply that, a square that helps you mark/cut a 90 degree line. This square has all of the functions of a square with multiple angles, ruler, guided marks, etc. Don't know how to use the other features? It has a book. Nice high-contrast paint-in-the-etch markings round out the features making it unnecessary to squint and angle the light to make sure you read it right.

Whether you're handy around the house or a professional this is a must have tool. This Swanson tool comes with a handy book that helps you utilize this tool to it's peak functions. Finding the right pitch, square cuts, determining the rise of a roof...etc. If you're a pro you have one. If you're a novice, get this tool.

It's a speed square. Made of aluminum. Markings are bold and engraved— they should remain legible longtime even with repeated abuse. I really like the hard-copy booklet. Though made for roofing, speed squares can do so much more. (find on You Tube). I'd like those in hard copy also.