Trend EasyScribe Scribing Tool

This is a very handy tool. Easy to set up. You need to turn the large brass adjuster knob to set the required depth but once set it doesn’t move. It was a very accurate scribe on a full height kitchen cabinet filler panel to wall and the fit was perfect. Only downside. I undid the small brass knob to access the scribe lead. I undid it too much and the whole thing came apart. Not too difficult to reassemble but I will be more careful next time Great product

Easy to use very useful

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.

a very useful tool

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.

So thought it was slightly expensive but decided to give it ago, anyway after using it half a dozen times I was getting quite annoyed as the lead pushed back into the holder after every use so then I had to dismantle the scribe to fish it out, after using it less than half a dozen times & having to reassemble every use the brass screw stripped the plastic thread and wouldn’t hold the lead in place any longer, over all poorly designed and over priced in my opinion which is a real shame as the concept behind it is great and I must say when I was using the tool for the short time it lasted it was very accurate. I am going to give it another go and hope I was sold a defective one in the first place.

Received Item Happy!

Been hesitating to buy this simple because it seemed like a lot of money for what it is (and it is!). However, it really makes scribing a breeze and if, like me, you are fitting your own furniture it more than pays for itself. Sure, folk says use a washer etc. but if you have 2,3 or 4cm to cut off and scribe correctly you aren't going to find a washer the right size, so you have to cut at least twice. Once to remove the bulk (leaving enough excess for biggest gap) then find a washer that matches your biggest gap, scribe and cut gain. With this tool, just make sure you are plumb, measure the overlap, scribe and cut.

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.

Well made product

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