SHINWARULES Shinwa H-101A 150 mm Rigid (15 x 0.5 mm) Zero Glare Satin Chrome Stainless Steel Machinist Engineer Ruler / Rule with Graduations in and.5

Perfect

Very nice ruler, high accuracy (JIS Grade 1, traceable to the Japanese national meter). It’s easy to read with the non-glare surface and clear ticks/numbers. Mine is etched Made in Japan. Some reported the conversion charts were smudged or it was hard to remove from the sleeve, but mine was fine on both counts.

Feels quality for the money, as thick as listed. Came straight and undamaged. The units are easy to see too! Overall very useful.

Use it every day, great Lil scale

Excellent

I think this is like the third or fourth time I've bought this exact item. It's just such a useful tool, I've gotten one for the sewing room, one for the leatherworking table, one for the computer desk, etc. I like buying Japanese tools, and Shinwa is a top name in the measuring business. The ruler is made from a sturdy piece of steel, thick enough so I'm not worried about bending it. Every 50 mm is marked in red, which just looks nice. One edge is marked in millimeters, and the other edge goes down to half millimeters—the first edge is easier to use day-to-day, but it's nice to have the other edge for precision when needed. Most importantly, the measuring starts from the edge of the ruler. If I had a dime for every time I've measured something with another ruler only to later notice that the "0" was like three millimeters from the end…well, I'd have like 50 cents, but really, all rulers should emulate this one and have the measuring start from the very end!