What is the T1 Tomahawk, and why we can't live without it. 

I was one of the first pre-orders as a hobbyist. Soon as I seen it, I was in, shut up and take my money type of energy. As a tech enthusiest, I always thought the measuring equiptment was very outdated in comparison to the way other tools adopted simple technology. Can't wait to get mine, even if I will only use it for a hobby. If it is durable, it would be a game changer for carpenters, especially rough in work and framing.

As a physically disabled maker, this makes measuring tasks I find extremely difficult or impossible now possible again! I am excited about this! Thank you!!!

Great Video Rob! We are excited to begin shipping these out and continuing to digitize and connect the construction site!

As an engineer, I approve of this. I feel like this is something that could change the market. We might see similar features in Stanley or Milwakuee tools in the future.

I'm so glad you are covering this! As a trim carpenter I would have killed for me and my team to have one of these! Do you know how much faster a 3 man crew could knock out a house if you cut out all the walking back and forth writing down measurements etc? You have one guy go in and start measuring digitally sending the cut sheet for baseboard, window casing, door casing etc right to the guy at the saw, the third guy gets to work staging material for the cut guy then installing as soon as he has enough material cut to knock out a room.

Laser distance + stud finder would make this the perfect tool

I could definitely see that be useful for home construction or wherever you would be making a bunch of the same cuts. I could see the app being really useful for just measuring and going to the hardware store and buying the wood you need and not having to try and remember the measurements.

I'd like to see a laser distance measuring system integrated into something like this. That way I wouldn't need my Bosch LDM and a separate tape measure.

As a tile installer this would be great for measuring HardieBacker or cement board and large tile

Just got one pre ordered now, excited as I use my other tape measures which this one is looking very useful.

Got mine yesterday. This is an incredible tool. Love it

Im a glazer and work on all kinds of glass but i bought this thing to measure showers fast and accurately. Being the fastest at this portion of the job would not only help me get things done faster it means i can setup more jobs quickly. Finding center points is huge for me.

4:28 Very well put Rob. Its up the the profession to make the tool work efficiently to them

I ordered mine months ago. I can't wait to get my hands on it.

As a professional, I can definitely see this being a beneficial tool, especially when calling out numbers to a cut man. It will definitely save a ton of time and allow me to complete jobs faster and be able ro move on to other jobs sooner. I do wonder though, if it is capable of having several tapes on the same site and reporting to one cut man?

As soon as I saw it I went and ordered one. I already have the digital measuring device the mounts to your chop saw, but this tool? I need it like yesterday! I’m jack of all trades, master of none. I need that on my tool belt!

I ordered one when they launched the crowd funding - can't wait to get it, you can also add the miter saw M1 Caliber, great stuff!

I am a custom cabinet and Millwork company on my own. This would make a perfect fit with all of the custom cabinets and other Millwork I make for large scale custom homes and large amenity spaces for large builders. I am definitely going to have to find one and test the heck out of it

Looks like a Shop Tape. I don’t think that would last in Field conditions.

I am a hobbiest and already can see the benefits... I do a lot of both wood and metal working and home DIY. the laser built in with memory is a huge time saver and will reduce errors for sure. I do love my fast cap tape but this seems to make things that easier which means less steps.

I almost almost pulled the trigger when this was pre-order. I did not....Thanks for showing

I just ordered this. I'm a DIY guy, and I occasionally help friends out with various projects. It's going to be massively useful to me, if only so I don't have to constantly carry around a piece of paper and remember which measurement I wrote on which part of the paper.

As a plumber its no different then when I use propress or the Milwaukee m12 copper tubing cutter. Its all about making me more efficient and Im all for tools that help me get better results and get home in good time.

I do maintenance in a machine shop. So I'm using a tape measure constantly whether it's spacing 50 ft tall shelving units for a space or measuring walls for drywall or measuring grass for fence posts or measuring little pieces of material to make patches for broken metal or measuring desktop tools so I know how big to make a table for it, then making the table for it, or measuring isles to make sure new machines will fit through, or measuring huge 5 ton machines and measuring the floor to get spacing right, etc. I use a tape measure constantly. So much so that on my belt at all times I have a flashlight, a mini 6 ft tape measure, and a mini laser measured with a 50 foot capability, then on my scooter I have a 25 foot tape measure and a 30 foot tape and a Bosch full size laser measurer, then on my tool cart I have probably 5 other things for taking measurements, then on my desk I have calipers, micrometers, tape measures, the edge of my desk has a metal ruler riveted to it, etc... measuring things is an enormous part of my job.. what I have been looking for started by searching for one of those all in one units that have a physical tape and laser tape in one unit. And I keep finding new toys with new features.. ultimately what I'm trying to accomplish is eliminating tools from my belt or cart or desk, etc. If I can carry around one tool instead of carrying around three tape measures and a laser measure and a level and a laser level, etc that would be amazing. This recon tomahawk looks awesome and I'm probably going to buy one just because it's cool but it's missing a couple vital features for it to be that one missing piece that I've been searching for. But I do like the fact that it has a display so you can quickly just glance at what the measurement of the tape is and then with that laser you can easily mark a straight line rather than having to make several measurements and then running a rural air across it and drawing a line. I will definitely use the tomahawk but I'm still unfortunately looking for that one magic tool.

10 seconds into the video: "Wow...this looks really stupid." 1min into the video: "Wow...I want one."

Pre-ordered! Thanks Rob!!

Brilliant, simple tech and making life easier

Just bought one. Holy crap I'm super stoked for this!

Definitely some nice features - but for the price, I will stick with the tried & true simplicity of a common tape measure. It has worked well for me for 55+ years.

Trust me this will come in very handy I do merchandising where I work and do installation for bathroom Cabinet, installing shower faucets, and fixing the Display stand where the tiles are being laid on, so I would definitely love to have one.

I'll buy one when I can hold one in my hand. I'm absolutely excited and I'd buy one today if I could start using it, but I don't really trust kickstarter and indiegogo campaigns.

I one of the initial backers of this thing when it kicked off and the reason I got it was because of the old addage of measure twice cut once which sometimes cost you some time, however with this thing it measure once cut once. Even for a DIY'er/ Handyman like myself it will save time and money.

I am a finish carpenter and frankly I wouldn't trust it. I can see a lot of uses for it though. I am not a believer in "if it ain't broke don't fix it" but between my laser and my tape I don't see much need for improvement. My partner however is real techy and probably already ordered it, so I'm sure I'll have my hands on it soon lol.

I’m not actually any kind of contractor, but I definitely need one now! I can definitely see how I could use it with metal fabrication.

I think it would be a great tool for the job site, whether commercial constructions or house construction. Example, on the home construction, it would speed up, instead of measure, cut, measure, cut. Or take multiple measurements and right them down one at a time. With this, you can record all you measurements, go to the saw, measure and cut them all out and mark on the green line. And if you have their previous tool for the miter saw, you read the measurement on the screen, slide the board down on the miter saw, and make the cut. It could make things quicker. For me, who works in a wood shop, it may not be applicable.

I've been waiting and waiting for this.

Yes, it would make my life easier. I woodwork as a hobby and have built my own cabinets and furniture. Hope they revise the M1 Caliber tool as I'm years from building a bigger workshop. Hopefully it will be available at Home Depot or Amazon soon.

That is really useful.

I believe that this tool will make every body more efficient and productive no matter which trade you work in .. even DIYers like me . But the prices is more leaded to pros … will be cool to have one !!

Waiting for it to show up at Lowes, Amazon or Home Depot. Hope I have better luck with this than the M1 Caliber tool for mitre saws. That one needs 6' to the right of the blade for calibration. I only have 60" before I hit the shop wall and can't move the station without a ton of rework. Hopefully they'll make a new revision that won't require such distance requirements. I took mine back to Lowe's after letting Reekon know my situation and they forwarded it to their development team.

Sheesh, $214 tape measure. I thought my $34 tape was expensive But goddamnit I want it

So cool!

Love the videos

I am just a hobbyist, I have ordered mine. It would have been fantastic for making my camper van conversion. If it arrived in time. Not long now I hope. My eyes are not perfect, but not that bad but I think the screen and digital readout will be my favourite part. I have some digital callipers and love them. So to have the tape form of that, I am really keen.

That's Soo awesome

for window installation this thing would be great!

I am a contractor, I would love this for layout! Would be a good instructional tool aswell

I’ll just remortgage the house so I can measure it 😂 Any idea if we’re getting them in the UK?

Totally frivolous gift for myself. 🙂

now i have a new gift to buy for myself ..... merry summer christmas .... :-)

I ordered one. Waiting for it to come

In 35 years I’ve never looked at my tape measure like “Omg why can’t someone make this shit easier!? Why can’t it to do more!???”

I'm a steel fabricator and I am EXTREMELY interested in this, the only thing that truly concerns me, as stated in video, is durability. That thing would be dragging all over steel all day long, that being said, all my current tapes have the bottom sides of them quite worn. What I'm thinking is that this, with the ability to track and log measurements, may dang well be the PERFECT quality control tool for my shop. Being able to see on a digital screen when double checking measurements would be phenomenal, as we all know, 1/16ths and 1/8ths throughout the day with a million measurements bouncing around up there is quite easy to miss..

A laser rangefinder will beat this in almost every task I would need it for. Anything simpler and a tape measure or even a yardstick or old-fashioned collapsible rule works fine.

absolutely never, EVER heard of or seen this or anything like it, i guess cuz i dont gaf

I actually almost bought one at startup of their kickstarter campaign launch, but back off because of its lack of durability spects. There is a ton of electronics and my job sites are not known to be gentle places for any tool. Yes there is a lot of areas that it would come in handy and ease the brain strain, but using my brain is what gets me the 5 star reviews and health bank account.

i got 1 i love it

I can see the potential. As the owner and primary layout guy in the field, this will make a day of layout easier for all my mechanics to follow behind using a standard tape. Say I’m doing siding, starting at a corner posts, running over to a window, then the opposite side of that window, followed by the center span to the next window, so on and so forth. I can give full runout measurements from 0-25’ starting from a “no visible laps” corner. Write them on the wall as I go. And again, as the installers come back behind me, they can setup at that wall, and just look up at the measurements for their cuts. And all the proper spacing for expansion and contraction I will have already accounted for during initial layout. Me spending a couple hours laying out walls, saving those measurements in the tape as well as writing them on the walls, makes it easy for a quick lookup, or install process for everyone behind me.

And that’s why your dad is good like that lol!

as a steel worker i measure constantly and if this was a little less pricy i might consider it but till then ill stick to regular tapes :)

Maybe I missed something. Does it show fractions and decimal measurements? A nice feature would be the addition of a digital level. That should cover all the bases.

Well I'm sure now there are none left. I mow lawns part time but around the house I make things like duck houses, cat houses, and other types of animal houses. My eyesight sucks so this would make things a lot easier, because I'm certainly not going to let my bad eyesight stop me. This thing is rad and I would love to get one, I think the price is worth it but I don't have the funds right now to justify, but some day I'll get one.

I don't see this on a "Pros" belt or in their tool bag, this is ment for the engineers or project managers hip because pros and field personnel use their tapes multiple times daily and know how to read one. If a Pro needs a very accurate measurement they'll most likely scribe it, the rest of the time close enough is good enough. Not many trades or jobs require .02" accuracy. The saved measurements is pretty awesome though. Many times I took a measurement took 2 steps away and forgot the measurement but a pen and notepad costs around $2 not $260

If it will work as advertised over a long period of time it will be great. My biggest concern is, consider how many times you or maybe only me, drops a tape measure throughout the year. It says it will survive a 1m drop but how many times and how does it have to land to survive, plus "warranty " does not cover dropping it says. Its pretty expensive for a tape measure but it has one feature I really need so I ordered one and will hope for the best. Otherwise with tax and shipping its $250.00 bucks down the drain.

It's a cool idea but as a carpenter that switches from finish work to rough work I can see myself breaking this on acsedent

Andy from Columbus here, Rob. Not sure if you remember me, but I literally stumbled into your channel while researching power tools. I'm glad you found your niche. Cheers.

I am a union millwright I do a lot of layout and I am getting older so tic lines on a regular tape are getting harder for me to read and so much is in metrics now I think this would be a good tool to have

At first I thought this was a gimmicky tool for people with no skills for measuring that i would never want , but then he mentioned the cost and i was sure it is something i would never want

I measure and install blinds as part of my job. That would make estimates a lot quicker!

As a plumber that undertakes kitchen and bathroom fitting as well I can't see me needing or wanting this any time soon. It strikes me that it is solving a problem that doesn't exist.

I have a vision impairment this tape measure is going to really save my ass I am looking forward to getting one

Seen a lot of hate from people who's main gripe is "You don't need this, you should know how to measure". The thing is, that's not what makes it so interesting and useful. It makes taking those measurements so much easier and faster. If the price was half as much I would buy one in an instant.

Very cool toy

Unique new tool. Only thing it's missing is a red laser pointer to drive the cats crazy.

Doesn't seem like too much to ask for them to stick a 50ft laser measuring tool in this thing on top of all the other bells and whistles. We already have digital tape measures. They use lasers. Why doesn't this also have a laser, besides the one for marking?

I should receive mine next month.

it would help me tremendously! I can't measure because I don't know fractions. I could never get a accrete reading on a tape measure, the lines are hard to line up, I never could take into account the size of the tape measure base and I never could find the center to cut an accrete cut. it's always hindered me from doing any project because I know I'll mess up the cuts.

I would say it could be very useful if you used a tape measure a lot. I do building maintenance but it could be over a month in-between the times I use one. If I were a carpenter it would be more justifiable for me.

Add a range finder and you've got yourself one heck of a tool. I would buy if it had this function.

Is there a blade break on it? I can imagine using the laser and side marker gimmick could be funky without one

260 or even 214 is crazy to buy for that kind of money! Well, or buy and show off in front of others!

I think that I will long be in the market for a more rugged measuring tap, can easily go though 4 a year, Milwaukee, dewalt, or fat max. But I see real potential for jobs estimating, especially saving measurement as you walk through with a client. It’s annoying when you take one then get distracted before you can write it down. And not everyone can afford a staligrafer

Ordered. This will be a game changer.

I know as a professional I'm already skilled enough with a pencil and a tape measure and the ability to remember numbers enough to store them on the app already installed on my phone from doing it for so long that I don't really see much use for this thing. But like the enthusiast said and for all the New kids on the block it'll be a fun little toy to play with until they drop it and break it bend the tape measure and kink it. Then you're up shit creek after that point because I didn't hear him talk about being able to replace the blade.

Cool tape measure! It's a step up from a pencil over your ear and writing on some scrap wood.

Amazing for finding offsets

An app for a tape measure? A battery for a tape measure?

This is a great tool. How and where can I get one 😮

I want it! Also.. write measurement on your finger nails 😉, dry wipe and write more.

Definitely would help a floor guy. I cam see so much potential

As a aussie diy guy 500 aud for a tape measure is way over my budget ill stick to the old ways that have worked for me for more than 50 years.

So I could see this being cool if it had a laser measure built in too. I carry a 30 ft tape and a 65 foot laser measure with me. I use both. I install gadgets in large retail environments. the Bluetooth would be cool on either of those tools.

I backed this on kickstarter got a early bird special of $180 can’t wait

I want it for the e-paper alone. I’m tired of memorizing my cuts or writing them on scraps

This oughta be in Sharper Image any day now. The world has lost its mind. This contraption is a perfect example of useless innovation. This tool is for selling, not for use. We are busying ourselves improving upon the improvements, to the point of absolute absurdity. Tape measures are simple for a reason. Quick, accurate, and thirty bucks. Some things are improved upon just because they can. But I guess there are a lot of tech-nerd woodworkers and carpenters out there? Nah. There’s not… or I guess there’s like a hundred of them apparently.

Where is the magnets at the tip end for metal workers and pipefitters?

curious as to the size of the viewing glass. My father's eyesight is very diminished and he has a hard time reading a tape. I am hoping the display will be large enough for him to read and allow him t continue woodworking.

I'm super excited for mine! Ordered through Kickstarter earlier this year and am stoked for it to come soon! I definitely feel even though I'm a hobbiest it will help me, as the Caliber already has!

Some of these features could be added to any (mechanical) tape measure, e.g. a pencil mark, and measuring length which includes the length of the measure.

Do they make this in an XXL size?