{"product_id":"profile-scribing-tool","title":"Scribing Tool — Locking Pencil Slide, Pointer and Roller Ends, 23 cm","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;color:#1E2532;line-height:1.7\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eScribe the edge, cut to the line\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eCopy the wall onto the board.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;max-width:800px;margin:0 0 20px\"\u003eWalls wander and door casings step in and out, and a tape measure cannot tell you where. This tool can: its pointer rides the real edge while a pencil in the sliding holder draws the same line on the piece you are about to cut, shifted by the distance you set. It is \u003cstrong\u003e23 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e long, about 9 in, with a pointer at one end, a bearing roller at the other and a brass-colored thumb wheel on the slide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1E2532;color:#fff;border-radius:14px;padding:24px 28px;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;font-size:17px\"\u003eRead this first: the maker publishes one measurement and no instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#D8DCE2\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#fff\"\u003eThe offset range is not published.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nothing from the maker says how close to the pointer, or how far from it, the pencil can be set. The only figure it gives is the 23 cm overall length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#D8DCE2\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#fff\"\u003eWe do not promise a pencil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every one of the maker’s photos shows a plain wooden pencil with the tool, but its listing never lists what is in the pack. Have a pencil of your own ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:600;margin:28px 0 10px\"\u003eHow it is used\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 22px;padding-left:20px\"\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 8px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet the offset.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lay the piece where it will go, slide the pencil holder until the pencil is as far from the pointer as the widest gap you have to close, and tighten the thumb wheel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 8px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFollow the edge.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the pointer on the wall, casing or molding and draw the tool along it, holding it at the same angle to the edge all the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut to the line.\u003c\/strong\u003e The pencil has drawn the edge onto your piece. Cut on the waste side and test the fit before you trim closer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 22px\"\u003eThat routine is how a scribing tool is used and how the maker’s own photo shows this one, at the foot of a door casing on a floor plank. The maker calls the tool “with lock” and does not say how it locks: its photos show a thumb wheel behind the pencil clamp and a row of fine teeth inside one rail. Check that both the pencil and the slide hold before you mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:600;margin:28px 0 10px\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"display:table;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;width:46%;color:#5B6270\"\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e23 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, about 9 in (the maker’s graphic prints 9.17 inch beside 23 cm; 23 cm is 9.06 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;color:#5B6270\"\u003eOffset range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003eNot published by the maker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;color:#5B6270\"\u003eFollowers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003eA thin pointed blade at the head; a pair of small bearings at the tail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;color:#5B6270\"\u003ePencil holder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003eA sliding carriage with a clamp, a thumb pad and a brass-colored thumb wheel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;color:#5B6270\"\u003eBody\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003ePlastic, by the maker’s listing; orange rails and black ends. No grade is named\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;color:#5B6270\"\u003ePencil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003eShown in the maker’s photos; not listed as included, so not promised\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;color:#5B6270\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003eNot published by the maker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0;color:#5B6270\"\u003eInstructions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 0\"\u003eNone published\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5B6270;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003eThe length is the maker’s own figure and is not measured by us. Everything else is described from the maker’s photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:600;margin:28px 0 10px\"\u003eOne tool, or buy 2 get 1 free?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 22px\"\u003eA scribing tool holds one offset at a time. One tool is enough for a job with one gap to follow. \u003cstrong\u003eBuy 2, get 1 free\u003c\/strong\u003e is three complete tools for the price of two single tools, so the third one is free. Three tools keep three offsets set at once — a wide one for the run along the wall, a tight one for the cuts around door casings and a third for the next piece — so you never have to reset a tool and find the old setting again, and a helper can have one. The order ships free. One tool on its own ships for a flat $4.95 unless the order reaches $49.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5B6270;margin:0\"\u003eFree US shipping on orders of $49 or more, flat $4.95 below that. Delivery in 7–15 business days. 30 days to return unused items in their original packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nexura Tools","offers":[{"title":"1 tool","offer_id":67682060402778,"sku":"NX-SCRIBE","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Buy 2, get 1 free (3 tools)","offer_id":67682333458522,"sku":"NX-SCRIBE-3","price":59.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/S510381882e7048cd8ccf493d33a03b88G.webp?v=1791881497","url":"https:\/\/nexuratool.com\/products\/profile-scribing-tool","provider":"Nexura Tools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}