Sharp knife used for cutting card and paper. Should be used with a mat and safety rule
Craft Mat
This is a thick mat made out of cut resistance material. It allows surfaces to remain protected and has guid lines to help cut to ertain measurments and in a straight line. Often used with a scalpel.
Scissors
Double bladed, with a handle. Used to cut out shapes with complicated edges. Less sharp and dangerous than a scalpel because of the way the blade fold together.
Rotary Cutters
Used to cut straight lines - a perforated cutter can create a perforated edge in this way.
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| Don't be fooled by the name rotary cutter cut in straight lines similar to domestic pizza cutters |
Compass Cutters/Circle Cutters
Used to cut circles, curves and arches on thin paper or thin card.
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| This cut it's circles and you can adjust the radius, it looks like a mathematical compass but their is a sharp blade/point instead of a pencil |
Fret Saw/Scroll Saw
Good for cutting woods and plastics into intricate shapes. Similar to a coping saw which is a handheld tool that can cut woods at different angles.
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| This is a FRET / SCROLL saw and is semi-automatic with a similar blade to a coping saw. |
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| hand held coping saw |
Die Cutter
Die cutting is used to make multiple, identical shapes.
It works in a similar way to a biscuit cutter.
A shaped blade called a die is used to cut material. The material to be cut is placed under the die and the die is lowered.
For creasing, blunt blades are used. The blade does not cut through the material but creases it. This is useful for materials that need to be folded such as surface developments or popup mechanisms.
Creasing Bar
Line up the paper with the creasing guidelines of the machine, the machine creases the paper with out scoring This compresses the creased area making it stronger rather than than scoring which weakens the fold.
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