I find it's not worth the time and trouble to cut a large piece of board down - just buy them pre-cut to the overall size you want, then use a good mat-cutter to do the windows yourself. If you are buying the equivalent of several 32x40 boards, some art supply stores will do the cut-down for you (small charge) if you give them a couple of hours.
I am framing some prints today, and I have to cut the matboard before cutting the window, but I do it on a self healing mat because the 32x40 matboard is too big to fit in my little mat cutter. What is the best tool for this preliminary cutting? I was taught to use an exacto knife, but I have to make many swipes with the blade before the pieces come apart, and I'm thinking there must be a better tool for this. Like maybe a box cutter? I saw one with a pistol grip the other day at an art store. An employee was using it to cut cardboard.What do people on this list use?
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