Tick Stick vs Compass showdown

Ticking Stick vs Compass showdown.
In my previous video "Ticking Stick. Marking out and cutting curves. Fantastic old but accurate way of marking shapes" a few people have commented that a compass would be an easier way to scribe the shape.
In this demo I show how a compass scribing directly from a curved shape will not fit once cut.
I'm not trying to put anyone down just showing how this process works.
• Ticking Stick. Marking...

[@gregarioussolitudinist5695]

Do not waste time responding to Boo-Berries on TH-cam. They want to demonstrate why they feel a compass is the 'cats' pajamas', let them make their own video to prove it. Your Ticking Stick was BRILLIANT, and accomplished EXACTLY what you needed it to. You PROVED it.

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate your comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers Mike

[@mailleweaver]

You shouldn't turn the compass. That changes the radius of the curves by the distance between the compass points. The imaginary line between the two points of the compass should never rotate.
Simple method to avoid having to approximate a shape is to use a larger compass so it can span that gap.
Alternatively, you could tie a pencil to a pointy stick that's long enough to bridge the gap. Pencil tip goes on the edge of your material to cut, stick point touches the point that will eventually be against where the pencil tip is. Now just follow the contour with your stick and never let the stick rotate; keep it parallel to its original orientation. This method is used all the time by various tradesmen to scribe flooring, trim, paneling, etc to fit irregular shapes. It's far faster and simpler than the ticking stick when there is room to fit your piece up against the contour it needs to fit. The ticking stick is good for places were the piece can never fit until it is cut.

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Mike

[@johnmack537]

Absolutely correct. Which makes the criticism of use of the compass absolutely incorrect.

[@keithhicks9196]

The scriber/compas isn’t working because you must keep the line from the pencil tip and pivot point exactly parallel to the direction of movement of the piece being fitted, not square or perpendicular to the piece being fitted too. I do like the ticking stick too. It’s a very useful tool

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Thanks for the comment. I agree but makes this quite tricky compared to the ticking stick and allows quite a bit of judgement error. Cheers Mike

[@Bristoll170]

If you are lucky enough to be gifted an artistic ability to be able to 'See' where the compass needs to go, and can do that. All good. For the rest of us mere mortals, the ticking stick is the winner on the day 👍
Cheers Pete' Hokitika.

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Appreciate your input. Cheers Mike

[@davidbroadfoot1864]

A simple way to demonstrate that you should not keep the compass points at 90 degrees from the shape that you are trying to copy is to try to copy a circle.
If you keep the compass points at 90 degrees, then you will end up with a smaller circle. If you keep the compass points oriented in the same direction (any direction will do, e.g. North) then you will get a copy of the circle.

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Thanks for watching

[@themeat5053]

And the winner is....

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Tick stick in this situation. Cheers Mike

[@gbwildlifeuk8269]

You have gaps because you done it wrong! Firstly you need a bigger compass. You need a compass that doesnt buckle under the joint in the leg. Your compass seems to be from a childs geometry set!
Then you open the compass to the widest gap and draw round.
Its as accurate as a ticking stick and takes a 10th of the time.
Find a cabinet maker, coach builder, furniture maker - he/she will show you how to do it!
Youre doing it to find the most faults to justify your choice of the ticking stick. If the compass is inaccurate its you, not the compass!

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Sadly you are wrong. By using the compass you are creating a larger arc than the original. Its a very simple concept. The size of the compass wont change this.

[@mailleweaver]

@@mikesworkshopadventures They aren't wrong. You should not rotate the compass to keep it perpendicular to the contour. If you draw a line between the two points of the compass, that line should always point the direction that you're going to slide the part after it's cut. In this case, that direction is "up" in the video.

[@davidbroadfoot1864]

@@mikesworkshopadventures He is not wrong. Your compass is creating the wrong-sized arc because you are using it incorrectly (it must be kept in the same orientation ... not at 90 degrees).
And a larger compass makes it much easier to do that.

[@ltandrepants]

confirmation bias at it’s finest

[@johnmack537]

Using the compass incorrectly, then declaring that the compass doesn’t work is disingenuous.

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Thanks for watching

[@ltandrepants]

you are scribing wrong - that’s why it is not fitting. compass should be kept in same position, not rotated.

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Thanks for watching.