Compass (architecture)

In carpentry, architecture, and shipbuilding, a compass is a Curve, curved circular Shape, form.

Examples

* A compass plane is a Plane (tool), plane that is convex, length-ways, on the underside, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork.
* A compass saw is a narrow-bladed saw that cuts a curve.
* A compass timber is a curved (or crooked) timber, sometimes used in shipbuilding.
* A compass brick is a curved brick.
* A compass wall is a curved wall.
* A Compass-window, compass window is a circular bay window.Sturgis, Russell. "Compass" "Sturgis' illustrated dictionary of architecture and building: an unabridged reprint of the 1901-2 edition". Mineola, N.Y.: Dover, 1989. Print.
* A surveyor's compass (or circumferentor) is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles.

References

Woodworking

{{Tool-stub