Paper cuttung

[Jim Rodman]

HI Folks
I was just reading "MUNKYTOWS" post re: Paper cutting.
Please do not mind this question, what is he talking about?
I was looking at "CROAKERS" on the same posting.
It looks good!!!!

WHAT AND HOW.

Jim form Ontario

[JohnB]

G'day Jim, Have a look here
Cutting Paper

[Jim Rodman]

Thank you JohnB for leading me to that posting.
Now I have an understanding of "PAPER CUTTING".
Will have to try this, are you cutting a pattern form
paper or cutting a pattern out of the paper.?

JIm form Ontario

[JohnB]

Originally Posted by Jim Rodman

Thank you JohnB for leading me to that posting.
SNIP , are you cutting a pattern form
paper or cutting a pattern out of the paper.?

JIm form Ontario

G'day Jim,
You are cutting a pattern out of paper.

For instance, My wife had 2 Kindy classes of about 30 kids in each and they were doing a nursery rhyme about elephants and so each kid had 3 baby elephants and a mother elephant to do craft work with.
What she normally would have done in the days before Scrollsaw would have been to divide the number up between herself and her 2 assistants and any volunteer parents to take home and cut with scissors.

What I did was to sandwich 30sheets of coloured craft paper between two pieces of ply, draw 3 small and one large elephant on the top and cut, did it twice and all was done.

It's a long story but I think it illustrates the concept.

[Jim Rodman]

Thanks JohnB
I understand what paper cutting is like now.

Just a question John does "KINDY" refer to kindergarten.

Thanks
jim form Ontario

[I-saw]

Cutting paper involves making a sandwich.

The "bread" is usually 2 pieces of plywood, the "filling" is the paper.

Naturally, paper cannot be cut "as is" because it's soft, thin & floppy, so it needs the hard support of plywood or similar to support it.

If anyone wants, I can post a picture of how I go about it...as most people seem to be cutting wood, maybe it would be helpful & spell things out as clear as possible.

[sawdustus]

There is a good article on this technique by John Polhemus on page 72 in the Dec. 2006 issue of the other magazine Creative Woodworks and Crafts that explains how to create note pads. I have not had a chance to try it but it does not look to difficult. There is also one by Jeff Zaffino on page 36 of the Nov 2004 issue of the same magazine in which he cuts a rose from both wood and a stack of paper. It is, to say the least, a bit more detailed and difficult than John's note pads. As I-saw said, you make a sandwitch of paper using plywood to support the paper. It is really a form of stack cutting but with paper thin layers.

[jigsue]

OK has anybody done this regularly. I have decided to make Christmas cards this way, this year. I have created the pattern and printed the greeting on to the inside and outside of the card, along with my logo on the back. I have prepared 50 sheets of card. Can I cut them all at once, or do I need to split the card into two piles. I understand about not getting air between the sheets of card, so I elect to put them. between two sheets of ply, into a large flower press I made years ago - leave slight edges sticking out, press them and tape the edges, but I am worried ... please help

Sue

[minowevie]

Originally Posted by jigsue

OK has anybody done this regularly. I have decided to make Christmas cards this way, this year. I have created the pattern and printed the greeting on to the inside and outside of the card, along with my logo on the back. I have prepared 50 sheets of card. Can I cut them all at once, or do I need to split the card into two piles. I understand about not getting air between the sheets of card, so I elect to put them. between two sheets of ply, into a large flower press I made years ago - leave slight edges sticking out, press them and tape the edges, but I am worried ... please help

Sue

Hi Sue. I just wonted to say, your picture is so cute. what a pretty girl.
and about your question. maybe you could try a sampale cutting. of that thickness. 50 sounds like a lot. but then how thick is your papper. I would try a sampale. hope this helped. your friend Evie
Ps. I just wonder, if you could use the same plywood, to do a differant stack. just follow the same cutout. you could still tape or hot glue it down. to a new stack. saving plywood. just a thought. Evie

[Tor]

Paper will "fuzz" more and more easily than wood, and be harder to remove. The solution is to make sure that the paper is being cut against something else, namely another sheet of paper, until you get to the bottom sheet of ply. The top sheet is to keep the paper from lifting and causing the same thing. Your flower press sounds like it is perfect for getting a tight stack. I understand that blades dull quicker on paper than wood, so you will want a thinner stack than you can cut wood, but 50 sheets of card stock should be possible. If it is too thick the biggest problems will be shorter blade life, and slower cutting. You could also have burning, particularly if you run your saw fast.

Tor