Wow. I'm really surprised so many people will go starret for layout tools and eschew spending more than $7 on a framing square for the shop. I bought the Lee Valley framing square, it is very square and a pleasure to use. Like a good quality machinist square, but bigger. Easy to read too. I do not use it for framing, a bit of wax keeps glue from sticking to it when shoved into a corner. I do not drop it from the roof then use it for building cabinets. I have a couple of framing squares that work within framing tolerances for rough work, and keep the Lee Valley for shop use. No peening, no beating, no hammering required with that one. I think the Starret framer is your basic production POS, not one of the hyper accurate machinist tools like the rest of their line.

Years ago my Dad offered me my Grandfather's old stanley steel framer, the black ones with the yellow etching. Like a moron I passed, thinking "Why would I want that old thing." Wish they still made them like that.