TrendEasyScribe Scribing Tool - Versatile and Accurate Scribing Solution for Carpenters, Joiners, Tilers, Kitchen and Shop Fitters, E/SCRIBE, Black, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

The best scribing tool as I have used so far! Excellent fine adjustment and a thin lead so the drawn line is thin and accurate. Comes in a decent blastic tube/box and some spare leads.

Some say "cheap flimsy plastic ", not worth the money. All depends on your application and skill with tools I suppose.I was taught the old way on the veryvlast City and Guilds carpentry course. Any tool that makes to job better, quicker and more accurate, is in my opinion good enough. The fact that is light weight is a bonus, how you use and apply its use is in the skill of the user.Very pleased with my purchase and highly recommend in skilled hands or those who can apply themselves to the job.There are a few good Utube videos on its correct use. Well worth checking them.Well recommend 👌

This a good little scribing tool, but I feel a common mistake amongst buyers of scribing tools is that they tend to be searching for 'the-one-scribing-tool-to-rule-them-all', whereas such a tool does not, in reality, exist.A variety of different scribing tasks in the real world necessitates a variety of different scribing tools, to best handle each type.For example, I include the following scribing tools (and others, including hand-made) in my scribing tool box:Trend Easyscribe (E/Scribe)Compass-type (by which I mean a cheaper generic version of the Veritas 'Transfer / Log scribe').Vitrex profile guage (also known as a finger guage).Trend 'Perfect Butt' (used mostly for rapidly scribing long shallow scribes, such as kitchen worktops to walls, but Trend's 'Easyscribe' could handle the task, too; it's just that it's more fragile so needs a little more time & care to draw over long distances, especially if it's rubbing against a wall with a rough or textured surface). The Trend 'Perfect Butt' is a nice addition to ones scribing tools, but it is not strictly essential.The above scribing tools, and others, all have their specific pros and cons, so, as long as one understands that no single scribing tool is best suited to all scribing tasks, no matter how good, then the Trend Easyscribe is a worthwhile addition to one's scribing arsenal, and can be warmly recommended.The only significant downside to the Trend Easyscribe (which most tradesmen, including me, find obnoxious, but nonetheless tolerate, as it's a sufficiently useful tool) is the APPALLINGLY-expensive 2H flat-profile replacement graphite/leads. These wear down very rapidly during use, because they are so thin, and they also snap very easily. This means that anyone who uses an Easyscribe 3 or more times a month is definitely going to have to buy these replacement leads from time to time, so had better be prepared for the cost of these.Still, I do, grudgingly, like the Trend Easyscribe, and I would purchase it again. If you're a kitchen fitter / bedroom fitter, then don't even pause to think about it - just buy this tool, as it pays for itself over & over, in that line of work.

it is mostly made of plastic but the thumb screws are brass. the wee yoke for holding the lead is plastic threaded into a brass thumbscrew (note to self: do not overtighten) I suppose they did it that way to stop breaking leads. Anyway, I have been cutting small blocks for scribing for years and this is much easier, much quicker, fits in my pocket and it comes in a small clear case. on the case side, I will cut a small piece of wood or pencil and put it it the case to prevent crushing the nib.

Throw away your other scribe tools because this is the one. Really easy to use and as a perfectionist I can say that the results are good. Only one word of warning, keep your spare leads in a safe place because I had to buy two of these after loosing the first lot. I couldn’t find replacement/spares anywhere!!

If you’re just scribing straight runs with no details to cut around then this is great and I’ve had no issues with broken lead or it moving. If you need to scribe to skirting or details then this is no good. The flat base plate does not allow it to follow fine detail and actually offsets the scribe line as the lead is centred on the flat piece. I would just use a standard compass in the future for these type of jobs.With the above in mind, I feel it’s a bit overpriced for what it does.

does the job

Probably best available & would of give 5 stars but lead is very thin fragile