Swanson Tool SO101 7-inch Speed Square

by Swanson

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Swanson Tool SO101 7-inch Speed Square is a popular pocket-sized square that incorporates features of the framing square, tri, miter, and protractor squares. Common rafter and hip/valley rafter scales permit one-number references for all cuts. The square is merely rotated to the proper roof pitch value on teither scale to assure the correct angle cut. The slot along the scales will accommodate an adjustable locking pin for repetitive cuts using any 1/4-inch bolt and nut. Comes with a handy, 62-page pocket sized booklet that provides vital instructions, reference diagrams, and tables for the construction of roofs and stairs.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002255O
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: SO101
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #734 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #1 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Measuring & Layout Tools > Carpentry Squares
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's a reason they have a patent on it, August 11, 2000

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Eric Antonow (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I am amazed you're allowed to buy a saw without proof that you own one of these. This simple right angle is difference between tables that rest on four legs and those that float on three. It is the hard edge that is always perfect (you cannot chip or damage it) and it is small and light enough that it should follow you everywhere. If that weren't enough, there are markings and measurements on its face (including a hole to mark 2x4 widths) that have common board thickness and sizes. If you're only an occasional builder, you are freed from having to remember them (more convenient than you realize). Something like a workmate toolbench: you didn't know how much you needed it until you use it.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must own for the framer or homeowner, September 27, 2000

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Michael J Edelman (Huntington Woods, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swanson Tool SO101 7-inch Speed Square (Tools & Home Improvement)

Every carpenter I know carries one of these in his belt, yet few of them actually use it for framing calculations- they use larger squares for that. So what's the attraction? Simple. By bracing the raised edge along a piece of wood, you can make pefectly square cuts with a circular saw on framing lumber. It's like have an accurate miterbox with you at the top of a ladder. A must for the homeowner who doesn't have twenty years of practice making cuts with a framing saw.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am on my 5th one now, March 22, 2001

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"morethanacarpenter" (Van Buren, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swanson Tool SO101 7-inch Speed Square (Tools & Home Improvement)

As goes the case of many great tools, they don't always stay in your possession.

The latest version with the scribe marks is awesome. The Big 12 is even more awesome.

Enough said by my counterparts below. It is found on every jobsite in America.