ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,027, issued on July 1.

"Woodworking circle-drawing tool" was invented by Ryan Alexander Smit (Honolulu).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A woodworking circle-drawing tool is an apparatus that enables the user to draw precise circles for an axe throwing target. The apparatus includes a support bar, a releasable anchor, a marker holder, a holder clamp, and a small-target stencil. The support bar serves to support the operation of the releasable anchor, the marker holder, and the small-target stencil. The support bar also serves to keep the marker holder at different distances from the releasable anchor to draw the different sized circles. ...