8" COMPASS

Discount Price: $24.95

Customer Reviews:

Great product, and not that easy to find [Posted on 2008-04-03]
In trying to get cabinet face frames to fit closely to a wall, you'll need to scribe an edge of your piece. Norm Abrams showed us that time and time again. But where do you get a good compass to do that?

Look no further. This compass was made for this purpose, and it fits the bill admirably. I've tried the cheap stamped compasses that we all used in grade school geometry, and they'll always slip. I bought a good quality locking compass used by draftsmen, but the knob that holds the lead (and they don't take pencils) pushed the point away from the wall, making it worthless. I did borrow a good compass once from a friend that did do the trick. It was the Stanley 41-017, but it is no longer manufactured. (I am only including the manufacturer and number here in case someone does a search for it and can find this as a replacement.) In fact, I think that this compass is superior - it holds pencils better, is heavier steel and can scribe a bigger distance.

This is a serious compass, heavy steel. I think that it was made for woodcarvers, but it is perfect for scribing. No obstructions on the side with the point, and the sleeve on the other side is designed to hold a pencil firmly. The knurled knob locks the arms firmly in place.

A lot of review for a simple tool, I know, but it shouldn't be this hard to find a compass that gets it right. I'm glad this one did.

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