What kind of cutting boards do you guys use?

Mauiman · 04-03-2008, 11:42 PM

Read the topic. I only have a kitchen table at my disposial and I have eaten through newspaper and have always feared that I would be cutting right down to the table and I don't really want to do that.

So what do you guys use as a cutting board for the fine parts of the model?

Mauiman · 04-03-2008, 11:51 PM

Well it looks like I have found it on amazon dot com

Amazon.com: Hobby Knife Cutting Board Scrapbooking Art Blade Tools: Home & Garden

**Padre** · 04-04-2008, 12:06 AM

Yep, thats it. You can pick them up at any office supply or art store, Target, Walmart, etc.

BARX2 · 04-04-2008, 07:05 AM

I use a Fiskars self-healing cutting mat. It's supposed to be for cutting fabric with a rotary cutter, but it's perfect for card modeling with an X-acto knife. For the 12 inch by 18 inch size it's only about $10 and lasts just about forever.

SCEtoAux · 04-04-2008, 08:51 AM

Yep, I use the Fiskars 12 x 18 cutting mat. A sticker on the back says "Use with Rotary Cutters and Hobby Knives. Durable, Self-Healing Suface"
You can find them for a low price at various stores.

Fiskars 12 x 18 Cutting Mat (The one pictured is actually a bigger mat that folds, but it gives you a general idea of what to look for.)

**Lex** · 04-04-2008, 04:16 PM

With scissors, I never needed a cutting mat...

RINGMASTER · 04-04-2008, 05:55 PM

Superglue never comes off your cutting board.

CJTK1701 · 04-04-2008, 07:30 PM

I use a mica table-top I picked up at "Hood's" for 99c.

imcold · 04-04-2008, 10:10 PM

I just use a thick piece of cardboard.

BARX2 · 04-05-2008, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RINGMASTER

Superglue never comes off your cutting board.

Get some of this stuff. It gets Superglue (CA) off of your board, your hands, etc.

Mauiman · 04-05-2008, 03:03 PM

If only I knew about that solvent stuff. I would have had my hands saved from the monstrasoties of sore fingers. And every one who has contributed I do thank you all.

04-03-2008, 11:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mauiman Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 64	What kind of cutting boards do you guys use? Read the topic. I only have a kitchen table at my disposial and I have eaten through newspaper and have always feared that I would be cutting right down to the table and I don't really want to do that. So what do you guys use as a cutting board for the fine parts of the model? __________________ "One thing that you or him does not realize is that when us toons paint a tunnel like what we are in.. You cannot have a tunnel with out a CHOOO CHOOO!" - Bonkers

04-03-2008, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mauiman Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 64	Well it looks like I have found it on amazon dot com Amazon.com: Hobby Knife Cutting Board Scrapbooking Art Blade Tools: Home & Garden __________________ "One thing that you or him does not realize is that when us toons paint a tunnel like what we are in.. You cannot have a tunnel with out a CHOOO CHOOO!" - Bonkers

04-04-2008, 08:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
SCEtoAux Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 717	Yep, I use the Fiskars 12 x 18 cutting mat. A sticker on the back says "Use with Rotary Cutters and Hobby Knives. Durable, Self-Healing Suface" You can find them for a low price at various stores. Fiskars 12 x 18 Cutting Mat (The one pictured is actually a bigger mat that folds, but it gives you a general idea of what to look for.) __________________ ~Doug~ AC006299 Project Gutenberg

04-04-2008, 04:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lex Dollmaker Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beijing -- 1400m from the Olympic Stadium! Posts: 2,243	With scissors, I never needed a cutting mat... __________________ Secret project under way... Recent works: Hanzel/Gretel, De Havilland Comet-4B, F-25, Meirin and the White Knight

04-05-2008, 03:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mauiman Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 64	If only I knew about that solvent stuff. I would have had my hands saved from the monstrasoties of sore fingers. And every one who has contributed I do thank you all. __________________ "One thing that you or him does not realize is that when us toons paint a tunnel like what we are in.. You cannot have a tunnel with out a CHOOO CHOOO!" - Bonkers

04-04-2008, 12:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Padre Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 263	Yep, thats it. You can pick them up at any office supply or art store, Target, Walmart, etc.

04-04-2008, 07:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
BARX2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 576	I use a Fiskars self-healing cutting mat. It's supposed to be for cutting fabric with a rotary cutter, but it's perfect for card modeling with an X-acto knife. For the 12 inch by 18 inch size it's only about $10 and lasts just about forever.

04-04-2008, 05:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
RINGMASTER Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Memphis, Down in Dixie Posts: 120	Superglue never comes off your cutting board.

04-04-2008, 07:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
CJTK1701 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,835	I use a mica table-top I picked up at "Hood's" for 99c.

04-04-2008, 10:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
imcold Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Slovakia Posts: 12	I just use a thick piece of cardboard.

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