Woodpecker’s 96” layout tool. Well worth the money.

[Richard Coers]

It’s expensive for sure, but for layout, particularly for multiple items, and transferring measurements it excels well beyond a tape.

What does the $225 piece of aluminum provide that a straight 1x2 can not give you? Especially when you use it like a story stick like Cliff does. It's hard to beat the accuracy of a knife or sharp pencil line to layout more than one piece. You could build an entire kitchen with just the marks on a piece of wood. Who says you have to put a number on something to make it right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TXw9y4AFHM