Contour Duplicating Gauge with Pencil Holder for Scribing

A contour duplicating gauge for copying an awkward shape straight onto the material you are about to cut. Useful for tiling round a pipe, scribing laminate to a skirting, or fitting carpet into a bay.

Key features

• Adjustable tension, and locks once set so the shape does not shift
• Holds a pencil in the centre: push it along and it draws as it goes
• Two working ends, a pulley end for smooth lines and a pointer end for tight detail
• Pencil clip slides up and down to swap ends
• Metal construction
• Small enough to live in a toolbox

How to use it

Set the tension so it moves without flopping, run the gauge along the profile with the pencil in place, and it traces the line onto your workpiece as you go.

Good to know

Accuracy comes from keeping the gauge square to the surface. Check the traced line against the real profile before cutting, because a cut is hard to undo.