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I did not set out to make one of these today, but lately it seems that one project leads to another. After struggling with a small compass and contemplating a hafass version of a beam compass, I decided to just make a nice one that will last. It's been a while since I posted a project anyway, so here's my Beam Compass. The ends are from a piece of tulip wood, the beam is walnut. Finish is clear satin poly from a rattle can. I did not finish the beam however, just a couple coats of wax. The point is a finish nail that I pounded into a pre-drilled hole then cut off with wire cutters and filed to a point. It's 100% scrap material and hardware I had around the shop. I may pencil some dimension marks on the beam, but its very easy to set using one of my steel rulers that has the hash marks stamped into the metal.
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