📏 Precision at Your Fingertips: Crescent Lufkin Chrome Yellow Measure Review

I haven't seen the Lufkin brand in years, but I've always associated it with quality. Though it changed hands with Cooper in the '60s, and though it's now paired with Crescent and owned by Apex Tool Industries (Bain's tiny little division), the quality aspect has definitely held up, at least based on this tape measure. . The blade is of good caliber, lies a bit flatter than some and has a matte finish that is much easier to hold/mark. The housing is chrome-plated, it lies comfortably in the…

This tape is quite good as the title says, no frills, nothing fancy (no brake, no magnet at the end, nothing like that), but nonetheless it's a quality product. I used to have US made Lufkin bands, this is comparable to the old metal cased US made Lufkin bands. I find the blade easy to read and the clamp works well enough. The measurements are the same as other bands. The packaging says you can extend the band 10 feet before it bends, I've tried that, it's true and it's on par with other…

What I like best about this 25ft tape measure is that the front of the ruler is matte, relieved reading without glare. Unlike this brand of Lufkin, my other tape measures have a glossy finish that makes it difficult if not impossible to read in bright light or sunlight. What I dislike most about this tape measure is the horrible and consumer-unfriendly way of attaching it to the label it appeared on, which was incredibly difficult to remove (and I used heavy-duty specialty scissors). The metal…