A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1902)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co. · leaf 19
egbetween the middle and forefinger. When drawing circles, GEOMETRICAL DRAWING § 13 hold the compasses lightly at the top between the thumb andforefinger, or thumb, forefinger, and middle finger, as inFig. 11. Another case where both hands should not be usedis in locating the needle point at a… … Fig. 11 hand rests upon the paper. This will steady the hand so thatthe needle point can be brought to exactly the right placeon the drawing. Having placed the needle at the desiredpoint, and with it still resting on the paper, the pen or pen-cil point may be moved out or in to any desired…
