Most Americans probably last held a drawing compass in elementary school ... This expansion arose in part from a new ability to manufacture large numbers of high-quality products to sell for low ...

Put the compass spike at the bottom of the circle and draw an arc that touches the top of the circle and extends more than half way down each side... Image caption, ...then keeping the compass ...

STEP 1: Using a pencil and ruler, draw a horizontal line. Set the compass to the width of the line. Place the compass at either end of the line and draw two arcs that cross in the middle.