The Most Used and Least Used Woodpeckers Tools | Five Minute Friday

TLDRIn this Five Minute Friday segment, Jason Benton shares his most used and least used Woodpeckers tools in his woodworking shop, including the popular Pelini pocket rules and T-squares

Key insights

🔧The Pelini pocket rules, especially the six-inch version, are the most used measuring device in Jason's shop

📏The T-squares, particularly the TS-600, are essential for marking and measuring drawer slides in Jason's woodworking projects

🔲The squares, including the 1281 and 851, are frequently used by Jason, with the larger sizes being his preference

📐The precision triangle is occasionally used by Jason but not as much as other tools due to its weight and limited usage direction

🔩The corner clamping blocks and woodpeckers clamping squares are the least used tools by Jason in his woodworking projects

Q&A

Which Woodpeckers tool does Jason use the most?

Jason uses the Pelini pocket rules, specifically the six-inch version, the most in his woodworking shop

What is Jason's preferred T-square for marking and measuring drawer slides?

Jason prefers the TS-600 T-square for marking and measuring drawer slides

Which squares does Jason use the most and in what order?

Jason uses the 1281 square the most, followed by the 851 square, and rarely uses the 641 square

Why does Jason not use the corner clamping blocks and woodpeckers clamping squares frequently?

Jason finds these tools to be more trouble than they're worth and doesn't have much need for them in his woodworking projects

Which Woodpeckers tool does Jason rarely use?

Jason rarely uses the track square tool and prefers his TSO products for angled cuts with a track saw

Timestamped Summary

00:00[Music]

00:05In this Five Minute Friday segment, Jason Benton shares his most used and least used Woodpeckers tools in his woodworking shop

00:53The most used Woodpeckers tool in Jason's shop is the Pelini pocket rules, specifically the six-inch version

01:35The T-squares, especially the TS-600, are essential for marking and measuring drawer slides

01:56Jason uses the squares, with the 1281 being the most used, followed by the 851 and rarely uses the 641

02:51The corner clamping blocks and woodpeckers clamping squares are the least used tools by Jason in his woodworking projects

04:19Jason rarely uses the track square tool and prefers his TSO products for angled cuts with a track saw

06:04Jason clarifies that he is not bad-mouthing Woodpeckers but answering common questions about the tools he uses most and least