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How do you hold your blades? I try to hold it like a pencil, but my hand cramps when scoring/cutting complex peaces
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like this.
>> Anonymous
>>173700
Mine hurts after a while too, but I just take a break or keep going depending on how much I want it done.

It's probably better to take a break though.
>> Anonymous
>>173705
doesn't work for me
>> Anonymous
I just alternate cutting and gluing.

Also, I hold it surgeon/dining style, forcing it with index finger. Thumb SOMETIMES if extreme precision is unnessacary (like tabs)
>> Anonymous
for scoring my index is applying pressure but it ressts atop of middle, and my thumb

i cut with a pencil grip

my hands have hurt before, but i have found ways to cut without it hurting/other positions when one gets tiring
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>>173700
this is how I do it with the blade I use
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God damn it. I'll get to writing the papercraft instructions of the /po/wiki eventually. I swear it. Here are some pics that I took addressing OP's question.

I hold my finger against the side of the blade for more precise cuts. Sorry for my gross hands.
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>>174344
And this for quicker, more powerful but less accurate motions.
>> Anonymous
how do you score? never could figure that out. i just fold befor i glue, there a beterway or something that i can do with household shit, THAT wont break ethe paper i use?

and i use resume paper... at least till i run out.

well crap, on top of that, anyone know what kind of paper i should use. preferably something i can get online for cheap that will go through the printer.
>> Anonymous
>>174803
I used to use a toothpick to score, then a compass
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>>174803
just use the tip of a mechanical pencil that has no lead in it, or use a ballpoint pen that has run out of ink. Heres mah gundam
>> Anonymous
ok, what about paper though? and not just cardstock like i read, i need something i can search for either in a store or online
>> Anonymous
for scoring I use the unsharp side of the knife's blade

cardpaper is really easy to get. I got some from the bookstore here.

also:
http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/browseCatalog.do?N=5+4229
http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=06113387&searchString=cardstock&productI
d=ARS24268&category_Id=null
http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/c22_Paper-Pads-Card-Stock_10358_Business_Supplies_10051

long story short:
you suck at looking
>> Anonymous
I have both cover stock and also card stock. Cover is lighter and rougher where as card is smooth.
>> oMMo !LucKyE4/GU
>>174333
BoxCutter. ftw
>> Anonymous
>>174344

Your cuts, I do say, look disgustingly uneven and curvy and such other descriptors.
>> Anonymous
I put a piece of tape around the griper part of my razor blade so the grooves don't gnaw into my fingers or make a huge writing callous.

If you put a few layers on, it kinda acts like a cushion. Electrical tape works best.
>> Anonymous
Is that fucking GLUE on you razor!
>> Anonymous
>>173700
I hold it using my nose, stop posting the same crap every week. This is just as bad as the 'what cardstock/glue/etc to use.'
>> Anonymous
Hold it sort of like a pencil but with your index finger as straight as possible and lying along the top of the blade. Or scalpel style with your hand completely above the knife. You should only have to press the tip down slightly as you drag the blade. Your blade should be sharp so you don't have to lean into it.
>> Anonymous
>>173700

Where can I buy this?
>> Anonymous
Saw one at Michael's and another at A.C. Moore the other day; same section as all the other specialty blades.
>> /q/
I keep two different exatos handy, one for general cutting and scoring and one for the more intricate work. I make sure that the one for the intricate stuff is always as sharp as possible, with a really sharp blade you don't have to apply as much pressure so your hand dose not get sore.
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>>174030
what about this?
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part 2