Tracer Deep Hole Construction Pencil Site Holster (120mm, Extendable 2B Construction Pencil with Inbuilt Sharpener)

If you're anything like me, you can never find your pencil. I'm a serial DIYer, but spend most of my time pencil hunting. I swear I put it behind my ear...That was until I got my Tracer pencil. Gone are the days of vanishing pencils. It now sits proudly in one of the screwdriver loops of my work trousers. Simple to grab whenever I need it, and easy to remember to return it to it's holster.Apart from now knowing exactly where it is at all times, this is also a great pencil. It doesn't blunt too quickly, and is easy to quickly sharpen with the built in sharpener on the holster.It's not the cheapest, but I'd say you definitely get what you pay for. It's a well thought out design, and good quality.Just a word of warning, if you're using it to mark a deep hole, you need to be extra careful. The lead will be fully extracted, and although it's probably stronger than the average pencil lead, it is still brittle, and will snap with any lateral pressure.Overall, though, this is one of my favourite additions to my toolkit. It's simple and unsexy, but has saved me so much time now I don't have to play hide and seek with my pencil.

Great bit of kit to have in your tool box, I've bought three Of these now the first I have mislays Put out the safe keeping and forgot where I put it. These were on offer so I bought two to have in various tool boxes, if your anything like me I am forever sharpening my pencil when doing woodwork as I quite often break the tip. These pencils are great. The lead is thick enough not to break on you. And if it does, you have a built in sharpener to get a great point back again, Highly recommended..

Not just your average pencil - this is an excellent addition to any tool box. It is robust and sturdy and is really resilient to breaking the lead. I like the integrated sharpener that means I can achieve really sharp markings for extra accuracy. Definitely an improvement on the normal pencil - although it doesn't fit behind your ear.

This is good but a little expensive for what it is. Works and allows you to easily mark deep holes, the leads are tough and it's well made so should last. The sharpener on the lid is a nice bit of design, no looking for something to sharpen it in the middle of a job.

Just used this again today a few times - use it regularly - and realised I had not yet sent a review. It does what it says, and works well and is SO much easier than having to sharpen a carpenter's pencil as well as having the clip so you do not lose it. Not the cheapest, but it does the job well. Make sure you have it handy in your workshop. Recommended.

I love this pencil and I wish that I had discovered this sooner, in all honesty I found this by accident and only purchased to bring the order over £20 for the free delivery!I love that this has a holster for the pencil which I clipped inside my pocket, I have been building fencing for the past fews days and with this my pencil has been easily to hand all the time, I also like that there is an integrated sharpener so no longer do I need to find a knife to sharpen the pencil.The pencil is easy to use with gloves as well which is an added bonus.I love the fact that this was long enough to reach through the fence posts and mark the wall.I cannot recommend these highly enough.

So since this one is the original deal the quality is pretty top notch.I'm a site carpenter and without coming over all fan boy this really had worked its way into my favours over the old knife sharpened pencils.For average use the 2B Lead marks on pretty much anything and there is an abundance of 3rd party spare leads so not had to buy the official refills.The big UP with the Tracer over 3rd party models is the little holster that it comes with, this sits nicely in your pocket and means when you return it your not fiddling around but have a nice open aperture to put it in and that keeps its space in your pocket available.Also seems to be lest wasteful, when I got down to the last 5-6cm of a traditional pencil I'd normally just chuck it so over all it might just be a very small difference but over time it all adds up right?Some people have mentioned the poor durability of the sharpener but so far mine has help together and for the majority of my work the 2.8mm unsharpened lead is just fine (in fact I only tend to sharpen it before doing the Metro crossword).Also when you pull it out you do feel like you've just drawn a covert wand and the temptation to say "expelliarmus" is pretty damn strong.

My dad was raving about his tracer pencil, and I can see why now.Great quality, the lead marks literally everything you want it to compared to a cheap pencil.The sharpener on the case is a nice touch - makes it nice and accurate.Get one!!!