Switching between “whatever ruler is the closest” has gotten me in a pickle more than once. Practicing consistency and patience will eventually be more valuable than any tool I can buy!
SO I watched this video the day after I ordered the off brand. They came in the. Day after I saw it and i could tell that I wanted the accuracy of woodpeckers. Just received my woodpeckers set and so happy I upgraded. Thanks for the video
One of the more in-depth and Informative reviews I;ve seen. But honestly, the Clean Style would be a welcome addition to my apron - it's accuracy would help my failing eyes (nearing 70 but still making sawdust) The last 64th I saw was almost 6 years ago on my birthday! Your videos are always thorough and insightful, thank you for the effort!
I feel like there's a lot of value to be had in videos like these. Both for the viewers and the content creator. Hopefully they're popular. Good job! 👍👍
Didn’t realize that I needed one of these until watching this video. Have always gotten by with a double square but now see the definite advantages of these.
You are excellent in your presentation!! You obviously use your equipment and understand it and are able to relay your knowledge in a clear and understanding way. Thank you!
That is "key" to having a good RU-vid channel I think. I've been on some channels and thought, "What is this person trying to get to here!!!!???"....and they just totally loose my interest.
I'm a newbie to woodworking (about a year). I've learned a lot from you and others on RU-vid. I started with mostly budget tools, but I'm upgrading as income permits. Thanks for all the help. It really makes a positive impact on people like me.
I've always wondered what made the Woodpeckers brand so premium, and this video did a great job explaining that. While I think the Woodpecker brand is probably objectively better for all the reasons you described, I've never needed accuracy to that degree, so the Clear Style would probably be fine for my shop (except the red looks better. :D)
Great explanation of differences. Learnt a lot. Justified the higher cost with better accuracy and usefulness. Thank you and keep teaching and explaining stuff. You get what you pay for and thankfully there are people and companies that believe in making quality over quantity.
I'm in the same boat there bubba, so dont fret about it!! Use what you got, and make what ya got count!!! If we were all rich or sponsored or would be different. Then we could afford, or get what ever we wanted/needed. Not knocking dude in the video by any means at all here, just stating the facts is all.
I don't think they are expensive at all. Just like festool... You get what you pay for. If you are a carpenter making at least 100+ hr as a good one should, you can make it pay for itself in a couple of hours. This video is like comparing a prius to a rolls royce... LOL
The problem with knockoffs is that it is a stolen idea used to profit China. People say so what if I buy from China. Well that is a huge issue. There are so many thing that are not made in the USA and because there is such a limited amount of USA made prices are high just to be able to afford the cost of living. Prices are to high because so many people in the United States rather give China control over our economy.
“Having that extra inch down there really comes in handy” 😂😂😂😂 Great info like always! Been looking at the woodpeckers one for a while. Finally have my first real shop and building it out has been a blast...but expensive lol
Your style of teaching is precise and to the point and this old man gets it. Always look forward to your videos. Thanks for the work you put in to share your knowledge.
"really, how would they know?" You just elevated yourself above every PEng who ever failed to question their own supremacy. SECOND round is now on me. Crap.
I had the good fortune to take a class, taught by Greg Paolini, in 2019. As a parting gift, Greg gave us each a Paolini pocket rule. What a handy tool, after a great class, taught by a wonderful guy! I hope to go back for another class, after the pandemic is over; and I use the Pocket rule every single day.
Thanks for your in depth review of the woodpecker Paolini Rule. I have had mine for some time but really never took the time to actually learn to use it. I always reverted back to my tape or my starrett square. Now, I finally understand thanks to your video.
Its been an Inspire Woodcraft kind of evening for me. I just spent a couple of hours in my shop jointing some 2x material using your table saw technique. Came back inside and saw a notification for this video and spent 22 minutes watching a review I didn't know I needed. I find your videos quite helpful. Glad I found your channel.
Well Jodi, I don't have any of these measuring & marking tools. I have my Dads & my Grandfather's pressuring and marking instruments. Most all of them are showing their age and use. I'm just gonna be Bold and say, I SURE COULD USE THIS GROUP OF TOOL'S. I enjoy ALL of YOUR VIDEOS there very precise and easy to follow. After spending 38 years in the MARINES & AIR FORCE. I now have the ability to put down roots and enjoy ALL of my Wood Working projects. Please keep the VIDEO'S COMING. The Gunny
Newbie woodworker here and realizing how expensive woodworking is collecting valuable tools to make your life easier!! I definitely need this in my tool box!! 🙏🏼
Hey bub, dont work yourself up into an anxiety attack with over thinking that you just have to have everything you see some other wood worker with!! Trust me, you will just drive yourself insane over it. Slowly build up your tools over time. Try to buy new ones if you can afford it, and when you can afford it. Set reasonable goals for yourself and keep a good schedule on projects that you are going. That way you dont have projects that are way too difficult for you to do, or you dont have 20 different projects that you have started on, and not finished. I've been in construction work for most of my life, and one would think that would be great to get into wood work...they are two totally different monsters. Having a construction background does help, but wood working can be a little more complicated than a demolition job... Anyway, I'm just here trying to give some helpful advice/suggestions to help you further your wood working experience!! Just take your time, stay safe, and have fun!!!
I watched this when you first posted it and watching it today I think I figured out the stand issue to the clear style. If you place the adjustment block with the slit base down and the adjustment knobs pointing up, you can probably place the ruler into the slot in the block.
Always glad to see another Jody video pop up. Thanks for the review and thanks for all the time you spend teaching us and letting us look over your shoulder as you work
Thanks for the video. As a beginning woodworker I find your videos very informative and easy to follow. This set would be a great addition to my slowly growing toolbox.
Hey, I truly appreciate your unbiased Comparison on your tool reviews. It truly helps woodworking hobbyist like myself justify spending money and where. Thanks to your review, I picked up one of the blemish adjustable squares. My go to at this point and money well spent!
Some great insights into both and the differences. Also nice to not hear the corporate shilling of products, just an experience based review of both. Pocket rules are always handy for smaller measurements wherein tape measures end hooks obscure your view below an inch ( sometimes 2 inches) and used to regularly carry one daily until i lost mine on a job. You just dont realize how handy they are until its gone sadly. Best of luck, great review, subscribed with notifications and look forward to many more insights.
These pocket rules would be great to help me improve my skills and then be able to teach my son how to make things when he gets a few years older. Love your videos, they are always educational, clear, and to the point without much fluff.
I do not have a rule like that I can see how helpful that it would be when doing layouts I am a older wood worker not a lot of money to spend on tools Thank you for your videos I save most of them so I can refer back to them you have a lot of good ways to do things that I never thank of thank you for your help.
I own a lot of Woodpecker and Incra layout and measuring tools and they are all great. I also bought the knock off Paolini Rulers from Amazon (set of three for $29.99. When I ordered them, I thought for sure I was wasting my money, but I was wrong. they measuring units line up exactly with both my Incra and Woodpecker tools. I was honestly very impressed with the quality. It's important to note that I do not own a Woodpecker Paolini ruler for comparison, but I doubt that the quality could be proportionately better in comparison to the higher price. I enjoyed this and all your videos! I just thought I would add my experience to the comments.
Thank you for this video. I am not a full time woodworker, so this is an easy choice for me. Didn’t know this brand existed until your video, so thanks!! I am very excited to try to product out now. One day when I am a full time woodworker, making lots of money lol I might purchase the woodpecker brand. 👍
Like everything else with tools, you get what you pay for. That being said, you don’t always need that level of quality. Sometimes, good enough really is good enough. Nice job in the comparison.
I don;t have either one but am very intrigued. I am recently retired and jumping into the woodworking game. So looking forward to making some fun projects.
Never used anything like those before. Think they would come in very handy in my small wood shop. Even if not as precise as the woodpecker ones. Very much enjoy your videos please keep pumping them out !!!
I am working on remodeling my kitchen and bathrooms. With that being said I would truly appreciate any of the rulers. It would be helpful in building the cabinets, countertops, and the finishing the trim. Just watched the video and was great to see a lower prices tool similar to WP awesome tools. I checked on the Clear (black ruler) that it stand up on the 1" vertical. Unlike WP where you passed the holder through the square hole to measure. With the black ruler you leave the section that slides up and down the ruler. Secure the screws and then stand the ruler vertically using the flat side of the adjustable section. Thank you for the video and your time.
Your descriptions of the differences between the two manufacturers was excellent. This is my first time at your channel. When I visit a woodworking channel and they cannot convey their thoughts, I just leave and never return. That won’t happen here. Thanks!
I love my stainless Paolini rules. Got all three sizes and I use them all the time. 6in sits in the top of my apron, 8in in a front pocket. Nice video.
Thank you for the excellent illustration of the tool and the differences between the two. I do love woodpecker tools myself and have a few myself. I didn’t originally find a need for this one in particular but now think it would be great for setting up my router. Thanks again for the attention to the details, really helpful.
Still using Empire products so I'll gladly take any of that off your hands!! Great in depth video, very informative. Have just recently found your channel but glad I did!
Great demo- I enjoy the information that you provide the community and the way you deliver it, top notch! I have been wanting to pull the trigger on the Woodpecker Paolini set and saw the Clear Style and was considering those as well. Thanks for the intricate reviews on both!
Very well done. I personally like supporting an innovative company like Woodpecker when I can. I have two of the Pasolini rules and really like them. I bought mine when they were on their first round of onetime only tools so it’s been quite a while.
Thank you for the lengthy and comprehensive review. I have a few Woodpecker measuring tools and pleased with the functionality especially as they come in fully metric versions and not compromised by some other measuring system.
