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Anonymous
So how does /po/ cut out papercrafts?

I personally use sissors and a boxcutter as needed as I seem to have issues cutting along long lines correctly with a boxcutter, I still need practice.
>> Anonymouse !!DKrHlGIU56/
A lady friend of mine recommend a nice pair of dressmaking sissors. The have a sharp tip so you can cut in tight places. A really nice grid and are easier to control. Don't buy those really cheap plastic handle one's (which I think are in the OP pic). I use the "boxcutter" just to cut the tab's which are hidden after assembly that way if you stuff up a cut no-one is going to notice.

When you get a lot better I assume most people will stay with just the "boxcutter" or go and buy an exacto-knife.
>> Anonymous
I use scissors. It's difficult for me to maintain and replace blades on my X-acto, and I like how scissors pinch the paper rather than spread it apart, like with a knife.
>> Anonymous
I've always used scissors, just recently bought an x-acto knife, but I suck with it. =X
I need a lot more practice with it.
>> Anonymous
A boxcutter has too big of a blade, I'd think. Stick with an exacto-knife or, my preference, a snap-blade utility knife. Having scissors on hand is necessary for touch up or for certain types of cuts but once you get used to the knife, scissors are too slow and bulky.

As for scissor type, I have a pair of hair cutting scissors I use. The blades are thinnner and cut cleanly all the way to the tip which is better than most household scissors like the ones in the OP pic.
>> Anonymous
>>90433
How does one make sure your line stays straight and not diagonal off course with a knife? (Be it exacto or the utility knife you mentioned)
>> Anonymous
x-acto is the only thing you need. i got a straight edge too, thinking id need it, turns out its not as hard to do a straight line as youd think. straight lines and curves, you can do them both without anything besides an x-acto if you go somewhat slowly.
>> Anonymous
>>90434
a ruler...
>> Anon
Maybe blades are better but need a long practice.
I use little scissors that people use to cut their nails.they are very small(=more precision) and have curved blades(very good for curves).
>> Cotton Eyed Joe
Just a pair of sharpening steel-sharpened scissors.
>> Anonymous
The blade from a box cutter. We doin it cheap-style up in here.
>> NoEvidenZ !1AxP3R6qSM
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I use an Xacto knife and a steel ruler, though I just recently broke the tip off my blade while I was sort of drunk and cutting a CD.

Lesson learned.

Buy extra blades and don't cut CD's with them.
>> Anonymous
>>90477
Maybe you got ripped off. All the Xacto knives at my Office Depot come with 5 extra blades.
>> Anonymous
>>90481
im not him, but i got mine there and it didnt
>> Anonymous
surgeon's knife' FTW, have to replace blade's often though..
luckily i'm in medschool
>> Anonymous
>>90537
... you mean a scalpel?
>> Anonymous
Surprisingly I'm the only one using a normal kitchen knife.
It's like hitting two birds with one stone really. I don't need to buy anything special and it works great enough.
>> Extremely bored !OWteLghTV.
I'll use an X-Acto knife for interior cuts or hard to reach places, but a good pair of high-quality scissors can do the job.
>> Anonymous
>>91347
What the fuck kind of knives are YOU using in your kitchen?
>> Anonymous
>>91347

lol a kitchen knife to cut paper?
>> Cotton Eyed Joe
>>91347
For the love of all that is good, sTOP using a knife, you'll have blunted the hell out of it already :(
>> Anonymous
>>91359
>>91359
>>91497
Tell me what's bad about it so I can counter you really. I'm serious when I say it works. It has a sharp edge enough to do justice.
>> Cotton Eyed Joe
>>91498
Don't expect it to last much longer in the kitchen to be sharp enough to cut food without tearing the hell out of everything. If you're going to use it in both, either get a dedicated knife to cut paper or a steel so you can resharpen it.
>> Anonymous
>>91500
The edge for paper. The rest for precious meat.