In my commercial woodworking business, I had a meter long bar of steel machined. There was a push or pull stop on the end, a gap of 1" then inch wide grooves cut at various common lengths up to one meter. Stanley tapes were horrible.Anything like a 6" or 12" metal scale.
Of course… they installed it with the curve facing up for more strength….Looks good to me.
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Of course… they installed it with the curve facing up for more strength….