If you need Mats cut for photographs, I can do that. I have a large quantity of mat board in a variety of colors and the appropriate tools to do it. I would just need to see the photos or have you give me some idea of what color mat you wanted and the size of the photo and the size of the mat. (Usually a mat would be about 1.5 - 2 inches larger than the photo.) But cutting mats is a no-brainer for me.
I learned to cut mats for myself a couple years ago when I went to have one cut and they wanted $40 for a double mat, $22. for a single. Sheesh, I spent $5. on a huge piece of mat board and went at it. I still have more than half that piece of mat board left.
Oooh! When I can afford the prints, I'll take you up on the mat cutting -- thank you! (Even better if I can get up there to have you teach me how to do it without making a mess of the materials -- it doesn't look complicated, but I worry about slips in the corners; and the existence of classes to teach it suggests that there are details I haven't thought of.)
When I was thinking of trying to cut my own, I remember the uncut mat board being more expensive than that down here. Maybe I was looking in the wrong stores?
You do need the appropriate angle cutter, basically its a tool that holds the blade at the correct angle to give you the nice beveled edge. But they can be purchased (but are a bit expensive, but I suppose that it pays for itself in the long run) at most craft stores. I get my mat board at AC Moore crafts and at the local artist supply place in Cambridge (Pearl Arts and Crafts.) AC Moore is much less expensive but doesn't have the variety that Pearl has.
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I learned to cut mats for myself a couple years ago when I went to have one cut and they wanted $40 for a double mat, $22. for a single. Sheesh, I spent $5. on a huge piece of mat board and went at it. I still have more than half that piece of mat board left.
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When I was thinking of trying to cut my own, I remember the uncut mat board being more expensive than that down here. Maybe I was looking in the wrong stores?
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Anytime you want any cut or want to learn...