Galoots,
 
I purchased a folding rule this summer at a flea.  I pulled it out the other day
and started to wonder about when tape measures replaced folding rules for
on the job site carpenters?  Do any of you still use a folding rule?  When and
for
what?  What might be the advantages of a folding rule?
 
Thank you in advance.
 
chuck
 
P.S. My folding rule is not battery powered, nor does it read out digitally so
it will
be useless to set my planes to the nearest 0.001". 
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