LANCE RULERS · 2001–2026

DESIGNERS RULE.

Twenty-five years of precise instruments for the people who teach, draw, engineer, pattern, cut, and make.

Measure seriously. Make freely.
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YEARS OF PRECISION
Heavy-Duty Aluminum T-Square
02 — T-SQUARES
Aluminum Hip Curve Ruler
04 — CURVES
30°/60°/90° Template Triangle Ruler
05 — TRIANGLES
Lance straight edge — full length FAMILY 01 — THE LONG, TRUE LINE
25 INSTRUMENTS · SEVEN FAMILIES · ONE EXACT SYSTEM SCROLL — WHO RULES
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THIS SEASON — TEACHERS RULE
A better gift for a teacher. They taught you how to draw the line. Give them one worth keeping — chosen for their subject, with a gift note and restrained packaging.
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A hand pulls an ink line along a Lance French curve on a studio table

ARTISTS RULE.

Serious tools for unreasonable ideas.

A line that will not break mid-gesture — for studios that run on instinct and paper that never sits still.

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ENGINEERS RULE.

Precision for the people who make it work.

Approximation eventually becomes failure. Instruments for the people who check everything twice — and then make the drawing real.

A pencil line meets the graduations of a Lance rule over a dimensional drawing

MAKERS RULE.

Measure. Mark. Cut. Make it real.

Tools for people who leave evidence of their work behind — on cutting tables, benches, and shop floors.

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A Lance square hangs on a workshop tool wall above the bench
LANCE RULERS · 2001–2026 — THE ANNIVERSARY RANGE

THE LANCE 25.

25 instruments. Seven families. One exact system.

See all 25 on the Tool Wall →
LANCE EXPERTISE — TWO SELECTION INSTRUMENTS

Not sure which tool rules your work?

THREE QUESTIONS, ONE MATCH

Find Your Ruler

Say what you make, what line you need, and one constraint — and watch twenty-five candidates narrow to the right family, instrument, and size.

Marking & cutting garmentsDrafting & technical drawingPrint & publication layoutMachine-shop & bench workCutting & inking against an edgeCentering & layout
Start the Finder
FAMILY 07 — ENGRAVED RULES

The Orientation Lab

For engraved rules, the reading is a configuration. Stand at the bench, set the working edge, choose which way the numbers climb — the Lab resolves the exact rule.

Configure your rule
SHOP BY THE WORK EACH ROUTE LANDS IN THE RIGHT SELECTOR
Draw a straight line Cut against an edge Square a layout Shape a curve Draft at scale Measure a long span Configure a fixed bench rule Find the center
What do you rule?
OPTIONAL — SHAPES WHAT LANCE SHOWS YOU FIRST
LANCE PRO

One desk. One classroom. One studio. One thousand workstations.

Formal quotes, purchase orders, classroom sets, repeated station packages, and multi-location delivery — supported and fulfilled by Merrow, established 1838.

Schools & universities Classroom sets of 12–30, program pricing, formal quotes and purchase orders. Open Lance PRO → Companies & teams Studio outfitting, repeated station packages, and team gifts chosen like tools. Open Lance PRO → Government & institutions Formal quotes, requisitions, vendor documentation, tax-exempt review. Open Lance PRO → Retailers & distributors The Lance 7, the Lance 25 wall, and seasonal capsules — a display system, not loose rulers. Open Lance PRO →
FOR STORES Carry Lance — build your program → FOR STOCKISTS Lance Partner — reorder & campaign kits → FOR INSTITUTIONS Lance PRO — quotes & volume →
THE BRAND — 25 Years on the Line 25 People Who Rule The Lance Rules Fund Nominate someone who rules
THE CULTURE OF LANCE

NO RULES.

The rulers are precise. Everything else is negotiable. Tees, caps, hoodies, and rule marks for when the work is done.

Enter No Rules → NO MEASUREMENTS REQUIRED
Cream Designers Rule. Heavyweight Tee Designers Rule. Heavyweight Tee$39.99 Cream Teachers Rule. Dad Cap Teachers Rule. Dad Cap$39.99