Stanley 64R Rustless Rule 300MM/12 0 35 401

If you appreciate fine engineering and want something that is obviously not made 'over there', this is it. What a fine piece of craftsmanship. I would probably pay more for such fine workmanship. It even has a hole to hang it so it won't get smashed up lying on the work-bench, and is professional enough to say 'Standard at 20oC' -- yes, those of us who are engineers will appreciate that, and the other notes: "1 Metre = 39.37in." "1 inch = 25.4mm." Complete with periods after the abbreviations! This ruler is a work of art "Made in England". I think I will visit their website and see what else they have that I can justify buying. Feels so nice to buy something not made in you-know-where by slave-labour.

I have liked the oririginal Rabone versions of this, good clear scales and hasn't rusted. I'm not sure there is any difference apart from the name.

I've used Rabone chrome faced rulers for 25 years and have three of them now. This one is more of a brushed finish like you see on chinese imports rather than the matte finish so not so good when using with laser levels. Solid construction and good markings though.

I'm now on my third one and will continue to buy these. I am very abusive towards my rules, and these are the ones I've found to stand up to it the best.They're a rule, a swarf clearing stick, a deburring tool, and a cleaning tool.Excellent quality and value. Flexible enough to get it where you need it, and rigid enough to do all the other things I need it for.

Having bought steel rules in the past, it's easy to wonder why you should pay out a little extra on a more quality example. Well, it depends what you're doing of course but I've found that some of the unbranded versions didn't start exactly at 0 and when you're measuring a length that's perpendicular to an edge, that's a must! This and the 150mm/6" version are spot on and make a huge difference. Don't skimp on your measuring tools, I value my time and so I happily pay a few quid extra to know that the part that's taken me 4 hours to produce is the size that my rule tells me it is.

Bought as a replacement for a long-serving British made Rabone steel rule, reassured that in appearance, the photographs appeared identical.Sadly, the reality is somewhat different. Whereas both my previous Rabone rule and the photographs advertising this product, are clearly marked ‘Made in England’, this country of manufacture is not marked on this product. However, the packaging clearly states the manufacturer as ‘Werka Co. Ltd. of No 988 Song Fu Road, Qingpu District, 201712 Shanghai, People’s Republic of China’.And whereas the photograph shows an uncluttered metric scale on the reverse of the rule, the metric scale on the actual product features certification and accreditation markings. Additionally, the overall finish looks and feels a tad below par.It's certainly not worth £13.25, when there are similar quality, Chinese manufactured steel rules selling for a fraction of the price on Amazon and elsewhere. Hence, return organised within a matter of hours of collecting it.Best avoided.

I used have used Rabone tools for many years and this rule is still as good as the ones I used over thirty years ago. Its nice to see they are still made in this country as we still make some of the best in the world.

Paid a little over the odds in the hope that it would be Made in England. Nope, imported from China.

très bonne qualité, vraiment très satisfait pour cet achat, mais vue que seize euros de prix, c'est le plus cher regle que j'avais acheté!

Note central picture on Amazon site. I paid 2 1/2 x extra for what I thought would be a "Stanley" product, "Made in England" and "Chrome Face" as indicated by the advertised product, central picture. All three are absent. There is a "Rabone" stamp see shared picture below, but country of origin and "Chrome Face" are suspiciously missing from received product, making me believe they don't want you to know it isn't produced in a reliable country, like England. So, quality of material is suspect... considering I paid a LOT more for this than is readily available on Amazon, this is a very disappointing purchase.