A standard woodworking compass, like the General Tools 8-inch pencil compass and scriber, will always have better accuracy, though it might be a little more difficult to master.

In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family ...

The width of the compass is adjusted with a pin through the legs and a wheel around the pin between the legs. Additional thumbscrews allow adjusting of the needle and pencil points. The instrument ...

At an old drafting table the artist adeptly renders the mathematical brilliance of nature with just a pencil, compass, ruler and protractor.

K&E sold a similar bow compass from at least 1921 to at least 1936, but that instrument was made in the United States and had bolts in each leg at the ends of the bow screw. Therefore, this object may ...

Use a pencil compass to strike a 4-in. radius onto the top of each oak end. Measure 1½ in. from the top of the radius to find the center of the 1-in.-dia handle holes.

Draw a straight 8 cm line using a pencil and ruler. Set the compass width to 7 cm. Place the compass at one end of the line and draw an arc.

A speed square can replace a compass for drawing small circles, but a beam compass is the preferred tool for drawing large circles. Attach trammel points to a shop-made beam like a 1x1 piece of wood.

drinking straw 2 pencils with eraser compass What you do: Turn the plastic container upside down. Make a hole in the center by inserting the pencil, sharp end first. Make sure that it is firmly in ...

Off-roading champion Emily Miller wanted to teach others what she learned from years of navigating with a ruler, pencil, compass, and topographical map.