A traditional style 1-metre (39 in) folding rule as used by cabinet makers, bricklayers, carpenters, decorators, woodworkers & home handymen. Manufactured from a virtually unbreakable yellow ABS plastic, the rule features bevelled edges & easy folding brass hinges. The rule displays both metric & imperial graduations for convenience, with the metric scale graduated in 1 mm. & 5 mm. intervals, & figured every 10 mm. up to one metre. The imperial scale is graduated in 8 this & is figured every inch up to one yard. When folded for storage, the overall length is a pocket sized 265 mm. (10-in).