With most layout squares, it is difficult to hold the square securely while marking a line. Pat Warner, a frequent contributor to Fine Woodworking, is offering a layout square that solves this problem. Because of its size and balance, the square rests securely on a workpiece and allows you to use both hands to hold additional angle jigs or to reach for clamps. The long and short blades, made of 1/4-in.-thick aluminum, are reversible, with no loss in accuracy, and are parallel to each other. The blades can be removed and retrued if the tool is dropped. Warner guarantees that the square is accurate to within 0.001 in.

—Philip Stivers teaches woodworking and cabinetmaking at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif.

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