What cube roots are constructible using compass and MARKED straightedge?

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Is there a formal definition for the class of non-cubic integers whose cube roots are constructible using a compass and a MARKED straightedge?

If such a class exists, then $2$ would be a member of it. Are there other known members not derivable from $2$?

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In fact, cube root of any number $k$ can be constructed given an interval of length $k$, marked ruler and compass. See here for such a construction along with a proof.