A traditional style 1-metre (39in) folding rule as used by cabinet makers, bricklayers, carpenters, decorators, woodworkers and home handymen.Manufactured from a virtually unbreakable yellow ABS plastic, the rule features bevelled edges and easy folding brass hinges. The ruledisplays both metric and imperial graduations for convenience, with the metric scale graduated in 1 mm and 5 mm intervals, and figured every10 mm up to one metre. The imperial scale is graduated in 8ths and is figured every inch up to one yard. When folded for storage, the overall length is a pocket sized 265 mm (101/2in).