| Review by GaryK | posted 107 days ago | 941 views | 1 time favorited | 17 comments | ![]() |
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- Woodpeckers 36" X 24" solid phenolic Giant Square
- Brand: Woodpeckers | Category: Marking Tools

I was notified via e-mail about this square and ordered one right away.
It’s a bit pricey at $70, but I will only ever need one.
The first thing I did when I got it was to check it for square. It was perfect. Not much more to say in that regard.
The only drawback I can see that the material isn’t steel which means that it can be damaged it you aren’t careful.
The holes for your hands makes it real easy to move around and position.
It’s also nice and thick so it’s real easy to hold a straightedge to it to extend a line.
All in all it’s a great addition to my shop.
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Taken from their website: http://www.woodpeck.com/giantsquare.html
“Each square is CNC machined from ¼” thick solid phenolic. CNC machining ensures true dimensional and shape accuracy while laminated phenolic is stable and strong.
As a matter of fact, using a thousandth indicator we were unable to find any deviation from a true 90. To play it safe, we’re guaranteeing a tolerance of +/- .005” from nominal across the entire length of the square. This is a big step up from stamped squares commonly found in home centers.
At 36” x 24”, the Woodpeckers Giant Square is sized to eliminate the need to mark most cabinet parts from opposite edges. Making two passes from different edges often leads to dimensional errors. The long leg is 3” wide by 36” long. The short leg is 4” by 24”. The three handle slots make it easy to hold and position with less risk of dropping the tool and also easy wall storage.
Each face of the square is laser engraved with inch scale markings in 1/8” increments.”
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.


























17 comments so far
Karson
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posted 107 days ago
Gary: It looks like a great square.
Did you try and check it with you existing squares, and how did they check out.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
GaryK
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posted 107 days ago
Karson – No I didn’t check it with my existing square.
As you can see in the pictures I used a factory edge on a piece of melamine and drew a line on each side of the square with the short end against the edge. Then flipped it over and compared it to the lines I drew. I couldn’t discern any variation. Can’t get any better than that.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
lew
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posted 107 days ago
Thanks, Gary!
I can see this would be great tool for layout and drawing.
Don Newton
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posted 107 days ago
Wow Gary! That sounds like the ultimate square.
-- Don, Pittsburgh
cabinetmaster
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posted 107 days ago
I’d thought about ordering one but the price kept me from it. May still have to keep it on my wishlist.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
DAN
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posted 107 days ago
good looking tool and nice review … bet the 36 inches will come in handy
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever
brunob
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posted 107 days ago
Thanks for the review Gary. Think I’ll put it on my wish list.
-- Bruce from Central New York
patron
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posted 107 days ago
thanks gary ,
there goes the money ,
for my new router !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
Scott Bryan
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posted 107 days ago
Thanks for the review, Gary. I have got to have one of these as well.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 106 days ago
It looks like a great tool, & the number look like they’re easy to read.
I bought one of them larger sized triangular square last year, but I accidentally stepped on it, & broke it.
Being that this one is laminated, that problem shouldn’t exist.
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mrsawdust
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posted 106 days ago
Hi Gary, that could be checked against my head!
mike
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Kent Shepherd
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posted 106 days ago
What a concept—-A Square Square
I’ll have to check it out
Thanks for the review
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blackcherry
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posted 105 days ago
Nice review Gary and please note woodpeck has a e-club membership that will offer a extra 10 percent off items each week. Thanks for posting Gary…Blkcherry
Tim_456
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posted 105 days ago
Great review. Did you check your other squares against it and find them lacking? thanks! ;)
t.
GMoney
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posted 102 days ago
Gary, thanks for the review. I made an order from Woodpeckers three days ago and aside from the first acknowledgement haven’t heard a word from them about shipping the order. Just called and didn’t even get an answering machine. Is this normal for ordering there in your experience? Thanks for any input.
-- Greg, CT
GaryK
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posted 102 days ago
GMoney – I bought on the day I got the e-mail from them. It wasn’t due to ship for about 25 days, but the got a batch of them in early, so they shipped mine. Well, UPS being what they are, took it into their mind to break mine during shipping. They probably dropped a big box on it when it was leaning against something.
I e-mailed a picture of it and then called them. They replaced it no problem. It is the only problem I have had with them (though not their fault) so I can’t attest to anything other than this one thing.
I have ordered from them before with no problem.
Try calling them again.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
GMoney
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posted 99 days ago
Thanks Gary, I finally got a shiipping notice from Woodpecker on Friday. Just felt a bit out of the loop because all of the other online stores are better at keeping me informed of orders progress. Hopefully Tuesday will find the package at my door and unbroken. Looking forward some of the unique offerings I found on their site.
-- Greg, CT