For the final touch, a layer of just the pearlizing medium by itself was added to the top of the paint that outlined the compass. The lines were all hand done, a tedious and steady handed process (though you could always tape the lines out). A pearlizing medium was added to the ivory/bone paint and this helped achieve a better finish. However, the ivory/bone paint did not have the right look when dry. Overall, the compass has 2 primary colors: black and ivory/bone.
Jack sparrow compass movie#
Reference pictures from the movie are very helpful to guide the painting of the compass. I recommend sealing the wood before applying the paint. I did all the hard work so I made my friend complete the painting process. The last steps involve painting the compass, inserting the sundial and adding the cord on the back. I then glued the dome to the lid and screwed on the hinge to attach the lid to the base of the compass. Once dried, I held the lid and base of the compass together and sanded the sides to remove any minor imperfections caused by the hand sawing. I glued together the two bottom pieces of the compass with wood glue. I glued the paper mache back onto the plastic piece and the dome was done. In doing this, the paper mache came off the plastic (good times!). I switched over to the hand saw to finish cutting the dome. While at first I was perplexed to find this, I thought this was perfect as it would provide a stronger support to the dome and avoid damaging it should the compass be dropped. As mentioned earlier, I found out the inside of the ball is actually plastic, which is then covered with paper mache. In trying to cut this with an Exacto knife, I met some resistance. I recommend making your cut larger than needed and then trimming down as needed. I then grabbed the paper mache ball ornament and traced out the portion needed to make the dome. Be careful when trimming down the wood - you want to make sure it's deep enough to create the outline but also ensure there's enough wood so the lid doesn't break. Using the dremmel, I trimmed down the wood to create the border. The inside of the top of the compass also has a slight border around the lid. Using the dremmel, I started carving out the middle of each circle and then, little by little, I sanded down each circle until I achieved the diameter needed. Hollowing out each circle took a bit of time and patience.
Jack sparrow compass free#
Feel free to use a protractor if you have one, to draw your circles. With the pointy tool on the center of the coaster, I moved the pencil around the coaster to draw the circle. In one hole, I inserted a tool I had around the house with a pointy end (anything with a small point should work) and then inserted a pencil in the other. Then I used a small piece of craft foam to make 2 tiny holes, distanced apart to the length of each radius.
Jack sparrow compass pdf#
I used the compass PDF printout to determine the radius of each circle. Since I didn't have a protractor, I used an old trick from school to draw each circle on the coasters. Hence, I planned to only drill out one of the 2 coasters I was using for the base. I decided the depth of the coaster was deep enough to insert the sun dial on the base of the compass. Feel free to use another method to make these cuts if you have access to better equipment. I ended up using an electrical powered dremmel to carve out each circle. Carving out the circles was not straight-forward as I didn't have the right wood cutting equipment. The one on the lid is also a little smaller. The compass has 2 different sized circles that are carved out, one on the bottom of the compass and one on the lid. Once back at the house, I measured the dimensions of the compass, penciled in the corners and used a hand saw to remove the excess wood on each of the coasters. Note: while it says "paper mache," I found out it is really a plastic ball covered in paper mache. I also found a paper mache ornament ball, which I thought would be great to make the dome portion of the compass. The coaster set comes with 4 so you have an extra one to work with should you mess up one of the others (this came in handy as I messed up one of mine when trying to cut out the circle in the middle of one of the coasters). I found an unfinished coaster set and got excited immediately as I could use 2 of the coasters for the bottom piece of the compass and another coaster for the lid. Once I had the printout, I went to Michaels to see what I could use to make the replica. Here's the link to the site for your reference. Most importantly, the site included a PDF of the compass, which I printed to guide the development of my prop. As mentioned in the introduction, I did an online search on Jack Sparrow's Compass and found a site that explained how they determined the dimensions. Thankfully, there are many sites out there discussing the exact dimensions of the compass.
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