A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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Compass
Compasses are used to draw lines in preparatory drawings both in engraving and in lithography (on both stone and metal). In silkscreening compasses are only used on transfers as the screen is too delicate to be worked on directly with this tool.
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