Why is reading a bent tape blade so inaccurate?

Accuracy
Rough-In
One-Handed Use

A blade bent into a corner puts the number on a curve, at an angle, usually in shadow, and you are guessing which graduation the bend lands on. Internal measurement mode on the T1 Tomahawk reports the true face-to-face distance instead, so the reading no longer depends on how well you read a blade edge-on. Same answer in any corner.

What the bend actually costs you

The number sits on the curve, at an angle
Usually in shadow and read edge-on
You guess which graduation it lands on
Internal mode reports face to face
Same answer regardless of the corner

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When a blade bends into a corner, the number you want sits on the curve, at an angle, usually in shadow, and you are guessing which graduation the bend lands on. An internal measurement mode reports the true distance between the two faces instead, so the reading does not depend on how well you can read a blade edge-on.