Measuring and cutting tool

An improved measuring and cutting tool which comprises:

• a) an extensible tape measure, said extensible tape measure including a case having a base, a rear wall, a front wall, a left side wall and a right side wall, a coiled flexible tape within said case protractible and retractable through said front wall in line with said base, an end hook, a first set of rivets for attaching said end hook to a distal end of said tape, and scale markings therealong, so that said scale markings can be used to indicate how much of said tape should be protracted and retracted through said front wall of said case;
• b) means for cutting on a first end of said extensible tape measure, said cutting means being an adjustable utility knife assembly built into said first end of said extensible tape measure which is said rear wall of said case;
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• c) means for guiding on a second opposite end of said extensible tape measure, so that said guiding means will allow said cutting means to make quick and accurate cuts into a piece of soft thin material.