[pure-silver] Re: best tool for cutting matboard

  • From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:42:44 -0700 (PDT)

Yup.  Box cutter.

> On Apr 3, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Shannon Stoney wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > --shannon
> >
> >
>
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