Trend EasyScribe Scribing Tool

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 👌

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.

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.

Needed to scribe a line onto some furniture board . Quite a tricky job in a mini bus that I'm converting. Cut the rough shape to get it within an inch or so then put some 50mm masking tape along the raw edge so that I could see the mark left by the lead of the tool. Set about it with a jigsaw and Bobs your Uncle, one super true edge that followed the shape spot on. Seem a lot of money but you do really do get a well made tool in a usable container that should keep it in good nick.

a very useful tool

This is a good tool but it's far too expensive for a scribe. Plastic is cheap and sticker are poorly applied. Thought it was a fake when it arrived!! Still not sure...

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.

its plastic and the blade needed a file to take a burr off it but all in all its decent, definitely going to do the job well but you can tell its mass produced, doesnt have that super high quality feel like you get with certain other brands tools if that matters to you

This was purchased for a Christmas present so I do not know how it will work. It looks good and was delivered very quickly. Happy to purchase from this buyer again.

Bastante práctica para marcado, pero el cuerpo de plastico me ha decepcionado bastante.

Great tool, bought because I had a lot of baseboard to install and the floor is not perfectly flat in places. Just set the height to the largest gap and scribe the baseboard then cut for a perfect fit. Super easy to use. Very practical size and functionality allows for the smallest of gaps. The lead is flat and records a thin line on the material to be cut that is easy to see.

ottimo prodotto

Very useful tool for wood working, good quality and price is very affordable.