General Tools 842 Precision Pencil Compass, includes pencil , Yellow, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Don’t spend the money on a compass and a big store. Purchase an ear for a portion of what you’d spend elsewhere. This compass is very accurate and quite easy to use.

Item as described, fast shipping, nice little compass I use in my woodworking projects, main body is made of brass and looks to be well-made.

Great scribe, really does the job. I got a heavy duty Groz compass that would be great for making circles but it aint to good when you need to scribe a line to fit something together. This is lighter duty but the geometry is just right and seeing as it's not a hammer I don't know how heavy duty it needed to be. It's pot metal painted brass, they lost a star for that just because it seemed a little misleading. I would have happily given it five stars if it were painted or powdercoated some other color. I do have to also not that the little hook that holds the pencil is pretty easily lost so be careful when swapping or adjusting the pen/pencil you're using.

Good compess for too box

The finish on these isn't great. For example, the surface of the arms is kind of rough in spots and like everything General Tools makes, it came coated in fairly smelly grease to protect it from rust in storage/transit. But it works great – better than the Staedtler compass I bought (and returned) for about 4x the price. The adjustment is fairly smooth, the arms stay put, you can sharpen the pencil easily, swap it for an x-acto knife, etc. For the price, they are excellent. Plus I just like the style of these.

I am disappointed with this item. It is poor quality and is difficult to use accurately. I cannot recommend it for woodworking projects.

This little compass is a gem! It's surprisingly sturdy for its size and the pencil it comes with is sharp and holds well. Perfect for those intricate drawings and drafting projects.

Excellent tool exceeded my expectations. ACTUAL METAL NOT SOME CHEAP PLASTIC.