Chuck asks:

Do any of you still use a folding rule?  When and for
> what?  >

I guess you use what you are used to using. I seem to use a tape measure
almost exclusively for household stuff. But in the shop, I have a wooden
folding rule that is my go-to measuring device for nearly all basic layout
work.

Once I move beyond the limitations of the folding rule (in terms of
accuracy), I move to a metal rule, either 12 inches or 6. I love 6-inch
metal rules. In fact, I have several, and keep one on every work surface in
the shop. I still have to dig through the clutter to find one when I need
it, but I know there is always one nearby.

Greg Isola
Alameda, CA