Drawing a cinquefoil - a decorative element typical of Gothic architecture

1. Drawing a cinquefoil _ Stonemasonry technical skills at SkillsTech Australia

3. Step 1: Draw a vertical line and a horizontal line intersecting at point A near the centre of the page

4. Step 2: Centre compasses at A and draw a circle radius 25mm

5. Step 3: Mark a vertical line tangent to the horizontal line at B

6. Step 4: Scribe a circle centred at B radius 50mm

7. Step 5: Scribe an arc A C D

8. Step 6: Scribe an arc C D E

9. Step 7: Line CE is one side of the inscribed pentagon. Step off Line CE around the circle to form pentagon C E F G H C

10. Step 8: Clean up construction lines

11. Step 9: Bisect line CH at J

12. Step 10: Draw a circle radius HJ

13. Step 11: Draw identical circles at C E F and G

14. Step 12: Draw an inscribing circle centred at B

15. Step 13: Draw a circle at B that is half the size of the inscribing circle

16. Step 14: Draw concentric circles with radius 25mm at C E F G and H

17. Step 15: Terminate all circles at their intersection points

18. Step 16: Clean up construction lines and darken outlines