Reply by Ben

Thanks everyone.

I’m the type who has (recently) developed a zero tolerance attitude towards any tool that is less than awesome.
So I very appreciate quality and thoughtful design.

I’ll look into Starrett, Browne and Sharpe, and Woodpeckers. All look good.

What’s your tool of choice for 45 degree layout? For example building a miter shooting board? Just the combination square? Seems the short fence on those are problematic.