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  1. 09-10-2014, 5:24 PM #1
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    Seriously?

    Seriously? $100 + minimum $10 shipping? http://www.woodcraft.com/category/3/...20Program.aspx Seriously?
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  3. 09-10-2014, 5:40 PM #2
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    I got the same email but didn't get to the pricing part. Holy cow, what a price. Remember though, they are only making a limited amount of them. Haha
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  4. 09-10-2014, 5:49 PM #3
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    http://www.amazon.com/Swanson-SO101-...s=speed+square
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Brandstetter View Post
    Remember though, they are only making a limited amount of them. Haha
    That would matter to me if it were a collector's item. $110 bucks for a 6" carpenter's square? You'll not likely find that one in my shop.
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    Sure is fancy looking though.......
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    What should they cost?
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    Ha!Ha!Ha! I was wondering when somebody was going to post this. I have several Woodpecker Squares and other items which I love but I don't see the value in this. I use a speed square for rough carpentry work and my $3 plastic one works just fine. That one sure is purdy though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Bolton View Post
    http://www.amazon.com/Swanson-SO101-...s=speed+square
    I looked at the Amazon page in your link. I found it comical that Amazon charges more when you buy in bulk:

    qty 1 price: $9.48
    qty 2 price: $ 29.02
    qty 6 price: $79.78

    All advertise "Free" shipping....lol that's a hoot. I wonder how many people will buy the 6-pack rather than ordering 6 individual squares?

    You've got to be careful with Amazon...I see this sort of crap often.
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  10. 09-10-2014, 6:05 PM #9
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    You forgot the sexy case it comes in!!!
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    It is listed as a "one time tool" I guess the square is going extinct...hence the price.
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  12. 09-10-2014, 6:48 PM #11
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    I could make one exactly like that for a lot cheaper prolly like five bucks. I have files, countersinks etc., probably all the tools I would need and aluminum is easy to machine. I know some guys that do anodizing.
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  13. 09-10-2014, 10:41 PM #12
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    Geez. Festool owners wish they could buy the bigger Woodpecker square (no longer made) to square of the MFT3 table, but this 6 inch tool would prove too small for that task. I understand if you are clever enough, you can purchase a Speed square and make it nearly perfect.
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  14. 09-10-2014, 11:30 PM #13
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    They are really proud of those "One Time" tools. Every time they send one of these emails out about a new one, it cracks me up at the price. The last one I remember was that mortise center finder.
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    Bridge City "wannabe"?....
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  16. 09-11-2014, 12:04 AM #15
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    By buying a One-Time Tool, you will own a limited run precisely machined tool that will make you the envy of all your woodworking friends and you have a tool that will be used for generations. These tools are proudly made in the U.S.A.
    I'd buy one just to drop it on concrete.

    I've seen people purchase less for more.
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