This technique, also known as scribing, is probably the easiest way to precisely cut wood to fit spaces that aren't perfectly square. In some cases, you can scribe even without a drafting compass.

A speed square can replace a compass for drawing small circles, but a beam compass is the preferred tool for drawing large circles. Attach trammel points to a shop-made beam like a 1x1 piece of wood.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The compass controversy is over, and the U.S. Golf Association has ruled that Bryson DeChambeau may no longer use his protractor on the course. In a Thursday statement to ...