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shuicui Aluminium scribing set, 9 or 10 piece

A kit whose own title gives two different counts — and the only one on this shelf to publish its case size.

Shuicui aluminum woodworking measuring and scribing set in a red case, product photograph

shuicui Aluminium scribing set, 9 or 10 piece

A kit whose own title gives two different counts — and the only one on this shelf to publish its case size.

Contents
The title says 9 Piece and then (10 Pieces.) · The first feature says a 9-piece kit · The part number reads 10PIECES · Named within it: an angle ruler, a dovetail gauge, a scriber and other marking tools
Material
High-precision machined aluminum alloy, stated wear resistant
Case
A robust red case, 290 × 220 × 90 mm (11.4 × 8.66 × 3.54 in) — the only case dimensions published on either half of this shelf
Graduations
Stated clear, with sharp scribing edges · No system, range or tolerance is published
Scale origin
Not published by the maker.
Part number
SBSEACDUD-10PIECES.
Amazon reference
B0GDW9S3JD
EAN
9128859033633
  • Publishes its case dimensions, which decides whether it fits a drawer or a van
  • Names three of its contents: an angle ruler, a dovetail gauge, a scriber
  • Nine pieces and ten pieces are both stated, in the same title

Best for: A cased set for a van, by somebody who will count the contents on arrival

≈ $78
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Specifications

Contents
The title says 9 Piece and then (10 Pieces.) · The first feature says a 9-piece kit · The part number reads 10PIECES · Named within it: an angle ruler, a dovetail gauge, a scriber and other marking tools
Material
High-precision machined aluminum alloy, stated wear resistant
Case
A robust red case, 290 × 220 × 90 mm (11.4 × 8.66 × 3.54 in) — the only case dimensions published on either half of this shelf
Graduations
Stated clear, with sharp scribing edges · No system, range or tolerance is published
Scale origin
Not published by the maker.
Part number
SBSEACDUD-10PIECES.
Amazon reference
B0GDW9S3JD
EAN
9128859033633

Every figure below names its source. Each one is a manufacturer specification read off the listing itself. The judgments are ours.

Nine, and ten

The title: 9 Piece Precision Kit for Carpentry and DIY Projects with Storage Box(10 Pieces.)

The first feature: This 9-piece kit includes angle ruler, dovetail gauge, scriber, and essential marking tools.

The part number: SBSEACDUD-10PIECES.

Three statements, two counts. The likeliest reading is that the case is the tenth item, which some sellers count and no buyer expects.

All three are above. This page chooses none of them.

And only three are ever named

An angle ruler. A dovetail gauge. A scriber. Then “essential marking tools”.

So between six and seven of the pieces in this kit are unidentified, and the count itself is in dispute.

The CCIEAO set beside it on this shelf has the same shape of gap: ten pieces in the title, none of them named.

Two hundred and ninety by two hundred and twenty by ninety

The case, in millimeters, and the only case dimension published on either half of this shelf.

It matters more than the rest of the page. It decides whether the set lives in a drawer, a chest or a van — and a cased set that does not fit where it has to go gets emptied into a drawer, which defeats the case.

The dovetail gauge is the good inclusion

A fixed angle template, conventionally 1:6 and 1:8, for marking the slope of dovetail sides.

The slope is the one angle in that joint that has to be the same on every tail, and a sliding bevel reset by hand will not be.

It is also one of the cheapest tools in a workshop, so finding one here is a mark in the kit’s favor rather than a reason to buy it.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $78 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

What comes up most often

Nine pieces or ten?

Both are published. The title reads “9 Piece Precision Kit” and ends “with Storage Box(10 Pieces.)”; the first feature says “This 9-piece kit”; the part number is SBSEACDUD-10PIECES. The most likely explanation is that the case is counted as the tenth item, which is a convention some sellers use and no buyer expects. This page prints all three statements and chooses none of them. What a reader can do is count on arrival, and what the listing could have done is name the contents.

What is a dovetail gauge, and is it worth having in a kit?

A fixed angle template, usually 1:6 and 1:8, for marking the slope of dovetail sides. It is worth having because the slope is the one angle in that joint that has to be consistent across every tail, and a sliding bevel reset by hand will not be. It is also one of the cheapest tools in a workshop, which is why finding one in a kit is a mark in its favor rather than a reason to buy the kit. The published try squares and marking knife on this shelf are the other two tools a dovetail actually needs.

Does the case size matter?

More than the rest of the page. Two hundred and ninety by two hundred and twenty by ninety millimeters decides whether the set lives in a drawer, a tool chest or a van — and a cased set that will not fit where it has to go ends up emptied into a drawer, which defeats the case. It is the only case dimension published on either half of this shelf, and on this page it is the only figure of any kind apart from the contradictory count.

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