Originally posted by Jim Rogers:
Originally posted by Mad Professor:
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If it is scribe rule frame you may also find the master compass settings (circles) scribed into one of the beams. These were used to refernce the compass settings throughout the buildings construction.
A compass in the drawing world has a pencil on one leg of the divider, to draw an arc or circle.
Sometimes we need to define our terms so others can understand what we mean.
Taking "turns" down a timber is usually done with dividers as each leg has a very sharp point, unless I'm totally mistaken.
Jim Rogers
PS. I have #3) Richard Babcock, Barns; Researched, Restored, and Resurrected Using Ancient Methods; (no publisher listed), 1998, p. 13b, p.21 (possibly 1500s Chapel) great book.[/b]Hi Jim,
I used the word "compass" interchangibly with divider as that's the term Mr. Babcock used in my conversations with him. I can see where it may have caused some confusion.
BTW, I did use a compass (the one with a pencil) for my first scribe rule project (just to practice layouts). I made up a wood rack out of irregular 4" X 4" stock, all mortise and tennon and pegged together. Still has the penciled in circles showing........
Mad Professor
