Tracer Deep Hole Construction Pencil with Site Holster (120mm, Extendable 2B Carpenter 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.

I don't know why I waited so long to buy a proper pencil for working on site. For such a low investment you'll have a pretty heavy duty and reliable pencil that will last a long time. The fit on the clip is great, built in sharpener means you don't need to sharpen with a knife anymore and the extra lead inculded will last a long time.

Very helpful bit of kit

Absolutely brilliant 'tool' but doesn't come with any spare leads as advertised above. I couldn't get a refund or seem to find a way to contact Amazon about this.

Needed a 'Deep Hole' Pencil for marking out fittings and bought this based on reviews. This items is great quality and works as described. An ideal and necessary addition to any DIY Toolbox. The Holder and Pencil both come with an integral pocket clip ensuring that the pencil is always available and secure. Highly 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.

Recommended to me by a fellow electrician, and now I can confidently recommend it myself. At first I wasn’t sure if it would end up being a waste of money, but after using it on the job, I was genuinely impressed. It’s now the first thing I pick up when I start work. Excellent quality, great value, and absolutely worth having in your kit.

Couldn't see to benefit to these pencils until I tried one, I doubt I'll go back to a standard pencil now, very handy, great making on every surface I've tried, easy to sharpen (stays sharp quite well), and ideal making in deep holes. Love it.