StarrettK53M-300-S Carpenters Try Square for Woodworking – 300mm Metric Set Square

This square has to be the best value square on Amazon right now. I checked its square when it arrived and it is perfect. The rulers are properly calibrated off the respective inner and outer faces of the stock. The thin metal ruler arm of the square is straight not bent like many squares with long thin metal rulers. It feels very sturdy and I expect it to stay square for a long long time. It is made of good quality steel not aluminium so it will not get dented and bashed easily like the aluminium ones do. The length is very useful for general woodwork and also for checking/setting the squareness of flat pack furniture while assembling it. Highly recommended especially at this price!

The ruler is stainless steel, and the base is made of aluminium; as a skilled carpenter, this is my go-to tool. I've been purchasing their gadgets since slice bread. This instrument is extremely accurate, and the Starrett brand is well-known for its dependability. Brilliant value; a must-have in your tool collection.The measurement numbers are clearly visible in bold print and will not fade.Definitely recommend

does the job, feels quality

The quality on this is so good for the price, it has a simple job but it's important. Its a good size too fits my mitre and table saw well, a little large for smaller saws but a great addition to anyone's toolkit

Good accurate piece of quality engineering.

Very impressed with my first 350 size starrett square, light weight, solid and perfectly square and for a reasonable price, so impressed that I ordered 200 and 250 sizes both for £7! and both of those are perfectly square too, genuinely more accurate than some engineering squares that I've bought and returned in the past.Not checked measurement scale for accuracy this is based just on using as a square

Youngster with me when it arrived asked what it was. I told him it was a square. "That's not a square, it's L shaped!". Couldn't really argue with that observation. Go out and play buddy.Look, you can get worse quality for a good bit more than the few quid this cost. Yes, the edges are a little sharper than they need to be. So, a touch of minor sanding takes care of that. Without doing that, it doesn't inhibit the fucntion it was designed for. Still a bit of a bargin to me personally.If you need a straight edge, check. Very little flex, check. If you need imperial measurements or, half mill markings, look elsewhere. If none of that bothers you, and even if it does a tad, at this price I can still only say it is a no brainer, particularly if you are already a Prime member.

Mine is definitely square, seems OK in general, but there are some very sharp edges that need removing, so the quality is a bit poor, but it's a tenner and it is indeed square, so all's good.