Every profession has its own set of specialized tools. As an architect, here are a few I couldn’t live without.
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A flat surface with a movable parallel bar, used when drafting by hand.
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Lightweight, semitransparent paper used to quickly sketch out ideas. Affectionately known as “trace” or “garbage,” and less affectionately known as “bumwad.”
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Used to fasten tracing paper to the drawing board. I typically store some of them on the elbow of my sweater.
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Sure, it is a pencil and a sharpener, but it is so much better than that. I stole these from my father 20 decades ago.
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Used to draw circles and poke small holes in the newspaper.
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Used in combination with the parallel bar on the drafting table to draw straight lines and angles.
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Used to measure architectural and engineering drawings. We tend not to draw things full size.
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The best pens.
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Used to add color to a drawing moments before the client arrives. Also, the fumes are extremely soothing.
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No self-respecting architect is ever greater than 3 feet from a sketchbook.
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This really is my most useful tool.
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Well, actually this is my most useful tool.
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Sadly, she is not very useful.