Lee Michaels wrote:
"Upscale" wrote

"notbob" wrote in message
I don't know where you've been shopping, but a machinist/engineer
square can be had for under $20. Besides, you're paying for a
level of accuracy far outside what you'll ever be able to attain in
wood. You'd be better off with a good machinist combination
square, which is still more accurate than you need. More useful,
too.

Agreed. I use the 10" stainless steel square from Lee Valley and it
fills most of my needs.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,42936,42941


You can get small machinist squares for layout at many industrial and
tool stores. I bought mine at Enco. The small ones are perfect for
checking the accuracy of saw setups.

Grizzly has a set for 16 bucks with 2, 3, 4, and 6". The little ones are
more useful than I would have expected.