Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #775 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Swanson
• Model: SO101
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75" h x 7.25" w x 7.25" l,

Features

• 7-inch speed square; fits in pocket
• Incorporates features of framing square, tri square, mitre square, and protractor square
• Constructed of aluminum alloy
• Includes square, 62-page pocket booklet
• 7 by 7 by 10-inches; 1.2-pounds; 1-year warranty

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.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
There's a reason they have a patent on it
By Eric Antonow
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.
A must own for the framer or homeowner
By Michael J Edelman
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.
I am on my 5th one now
By A Customer
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.