why are these things so stinkin expensive?????

[Kevin Gregoire]

can anyone please tell me what makes these 3D Square corner jigs cost
around $15 each on average??

[Myk Rian]

Corporate greed?

[Larry Norton]

I bought 2 at the last Woodworking Show for $20. ($10 each)

[Gary Curtis]

Wondered the same thing myself.

[Callan Campbell]

Made here in the USA, not overseas. After they're stamped in the press, they get milled for flatness over the whole length. Best way to buy them seems to be at woodworking show cause they'll cut you a deal for a set of 4.
And yes, I'm regretting not buying the second set like everyone else while I was there !!!.

[Brian Kent]

I just found them 2 for $32.99 from Peachtree.

[David Kumm]

Having been in the accounting business for 35 years, I doubt there is much corporate greed in that product. The greed comes from manufacturing them overseas at 1/10th the cost and selling them here for half. And from all of us buying them. Dave

[Bill Miltner]

Sorry, but these are made in the USA.

[Frank Drew]

Not intending to speak for David, but I took him to mean manufacturing overseas in general, not these specific items.

[ed vitanovec]

Yes they are made in the USA. They are stamped and then machined true and square, these are not mass produced on automated assembly lines. I have a pair and they have been very useful to have, plus the quality and accuracy is really good. You can get them cheaper at the woodworking shows, direct from the manufacture. If you buy them from the stores they are going to be more expensive. If the originator of this thread thinks they are poor quality and expensive, "make your own"!

Regards!
Ed

[Frank Drew]

Just curious, what are they used for?

[Jim Summers]

Just curious, what are they used for?

If it is what I think they are, they are used for squaring up during glueing stuff like drawers / boxes.

[David Kumm]

I was defending the price. Costs for products add up quickly, especially if made here and even if produced at a non union wage rate. My point was that corporate greed is more likely a reason if produced overseas and that as consumers our preference for low price makes us greedy also. Dave

[Ray Newman]

I will wager that probably another cost-related factor is low demand for the product.
From the Jevons web page:“Stamped of 3/16th" aluminum, and machined to a tolerance of .002" along the entire 6" edges for the precision of an engineer's square at a fraction of the cost, and much more versatile! “Made in the USA (in Kansas City, Kansas)”http://jevonstoolco.com/_wsn/page3.html

[Brian Kent]

Since it is machined after stamping, it seems fair to me. I might pick some up at a show.