Re: paper cutting for pt/pd andother alt processes

[Ken Sinclair <photo1@telusplanet.net>]

There is a 'new' tool on the block for those who with to create a  
deckle edge, albeit
not exactly the quality of the deckle edge created in manufacturing,  
but posssibly
better than a steel straight edge.

Take  boo at.....

<http://www.inkjetart.com/cart/handling-storage-deckled-edge-tools- 
c-823_835_836.html>

Ken

On 21-Nov-08, at 4:54 PM, Robert Hall wrote:

> I use a long metal ruler and use it as a straight edge.  I hold it  
> down the ruler and pull the paper along the edge. It does a nice  
> job of keeping the line very straight and just enough fray to make  
> it look deckled.
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> Robert Hall
> www.RobertHall.com
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> On Nov 21, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Paul Viapiano wrote:
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> Hi all...
>
> How do you all cut your paper for pt/pd and the like?
>
> Do you rip to maintain a torn edge on all sides or use a paper  
> cutter/x-acto/razor/whatever?
>
> Mostly interested in your aesthetic decisions and reasons...
>
> Thanks...
>
> Paul
Quando omni flunkus moritati (R. Green)