Beam Compass. One project leads to another.

Very nice beam compass, good job.

made yourself a real beauty there matt

need good tools
to do good work

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Beautiful tool. Nice looking tools make the work that much more enjoyable.

-- Bruce, Boise, ID

You know I could really use one as well and yours looks so good I just may have to make one myself when the next project comes allong that requires it.

-- --- Richard Jackson

well done

You have a very nice looking tool there Matt! Simple, functional, easy to use, and beautiful…....What more could a man wish for!! Oh and an heirloom as well!!

Thanks for sharing

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Excellent tool. Favorited for use build.

that tulip wood look amazing

-- Joel

The tricky part was mortising the head to receive the beam. The piece was too small to make a typical tenon on the end of the beam and not a very deep mortise. I used a tiny forstner bit and a chisel to make the hole, then filled it with epoxy and slipped the beam into the hole. Drilled a tiny hole for a small brass screw to hold it together on the bottom of the head then clamped it up straight to cure.

-- Matt CueBall Rosendaul. I don't think I've ever had a cup of coffee that didn't have cat hair or sawdust in it.

Nice work, looking forward to making a set of these myself

-- - Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. -

Nice lookin compass.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]

Lee Valley carries self adhesive paper tapes that you can stick down in place on the beam then spray a finish over to protect.

Excellent looking compass. This is one item on my “gotta make me one o’ them” list.

Paul

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

I like your compass. I will add this to my project list.

-- Sorry the reply is so long. I didn't have time to write a short reply.

Very nice. I am also going to have to make one. I usually just use either a piece of string or some 1/2” scrap with a finish nail and a counter sunk hole for the pencil. But, I always just end out tossing the string in the garbage or the scrap in the burn bucket and have to make a new one every time. I’ve been meaning to make a keeper, but I haven’t seen a design that caught my eye until now. Thanks.

-- Cheers and God Bless

Nice.

-- Leonard H.