Tested Favorite Tools: Paper Crafting Cutters!

[@tested]

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[@JoshandErik]

0:34 👀

[@brandonha]

The fingertip fiskar knife is a favourite in the leatherworking community too. The disc cutter is also useful

[@charlie9ine]

I’ve been cutting paper... well everything as a designer turned artist for almost 50 years. The blade is a consumable and must be optimum at all times. I tend to use Olfa knives as my go to studio knives because it’s so simple to snap a new blade. I can also use the flex to cut beveled edges. In the 70’s art college, if you studied design, taught you how to use simple tools to do the most complex jobs.

[@s-abe7377]

Very helpful and well timed for what I'm doing now. I also appreciate that you didn't cram a bunch of filler talk in the video and went straight to the point.

[@natmickan]

For small detail scissors, I like the cutterbee ones because they’ve got Teflon coated blades, which are AMAZING for cutting through sticky stuff (like anything adhesive-backed, sticker sheets etc.) because the goo doesn’t build up/stick to the blades. You can also get them in a pack with the tweezerbee tweezers that have a similar shape to the sizzix one shown here, but close when released (like the Fisk are one). Best of both worlds IMO

[@button-puncher]

Great episode! Thanks! So you don't tear something with a dull blade... If you slide a blade on your fingernail sideways and it doesn't catch, the blade is dull. If it catches, it is sharp. Can't remember where I learned that but it's really handy. BTW, for utility blades, get the Stanley Carbide ones. THEY ARE AWESOME. Dewalt also makes carbide blades but I've found that they are only OK.

[@DamienWise]

Great reviews, thankyou! The Fiskars Crafts Heavy-Duty Easy Change Detail Knife is good in my experience because you can hold it like a pen for detail work, or have the bulbous part of the handle snug in the palm of your hand for a solid grip with your thumb sitting naturally in the grey indentation. Best of all, you can remove the blade and flip it over so that the handle is an ergonomic and safe grip for left-handed people.

[@kimberlysmith8206]

Camino Silhouette pick-me-up tool is one of my favorite scrapbook tools. Love it for the tiny cut outs.

[@jeffkoenig7402]

Woo I'm one of the first 25 viewers. Don't need to apologize for focusing on Fiskars in this video, the reality is for a lot of specialty paper tools they're pretty much the only option.

[@cavemanvi]

Same with gardening

[@laurencefrabotta1618]

The first pair of “toothed” tweezers are tissue forceps used for surgery and dissection. Another great source for precision cutting and delicate handling tools!

[@hillside21]

Wow. I enjoyed K’s perspective here, but our Venn cutting diagrams barely overlap. As an old printer who started cutting sheet material on light tables before plastic cutting mats, a half-century back, I’d say Fiskars? No, Olfa and Grifhold. I do also use X-Acto #2s unaltered (22 & 23), and #1s (11) with reshaped blades for specific jobs. But the Olfa Silver snap blade cutter is my go-to, with special AB blades, or the improved holder design by NT (I keep one of those in my jacket pocket). The small Grifhold etchers get a lot of use too.

[@raycreveling1583]

Another printer here. I have my Olfa knives but, those Fiskars finger knives look pretty sweet for crafting. The big one is also way more ergonomic than my Olfa's.

[@jeremiahrex]

Nice to see another Kayte video. She has a fun presentation style that's different than Adam but in a very similar vein.

[@nicklang7670]

I would love to see more of the tools and materials that’s used to create clothing, sculptures, furniture, armour, or even electronics for digital storage, other tools, books, props, crafts, suits, headgear, and any art, for archival purposes (museum quality), but I don’t know if you do that as much. I mean you are all very experienced makers and I was wondering about your creations that you or others want to make last. I also love how you jump from project to project. Keep it up, I’m inspired by the creativity.

[@reido387]

I do quite a bit of papercrafting and love to use a x-actos for the finer details, but also use a pair of spare kitchen shears for blocking in the major shapes of the model!

[@deans9766]

I'm a big proponent of stropping your blades, new or as you use them. It gives a little polish to the edge and eliminates any wire edge that may remain from the factory sharpening. Also strops are easy to make, leather or no leather.

[@Aallexi]

Olfa Cutter - the best for architecture

[@mlubecke]

What a great show and tell…. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. ❤️you guys.

[@jublywubly]

I use a relatively smooth diamond steel to re-sharpen my scalpel blades. It works really well for flat-edged blades. I rarely have to buy new ones.

[@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith]

PVA stands for either Poly Vinyl Acetate or Poly Vinyl Alcohol. Acetate being the more prevalent version. PVA is in fact just plain white glue, aka school glue, aka Elmers. My goto for glues are Aleene's Tacky glue, or CA glues

[@donaldharlan3981]

I appreciate your crafting knowledge/skills. ✂📐

[@MKitchen75]

Nice to see that you are using Finnish products 😃

[@candycrusher45]

I love this person. Why doesn't she have her own channel!

[@TPDazzle]

I've used a traditional xacto handle for years. I always had trouble with the blades loosening as I worked. My new handle has the blade tightening mechanism at the end of the handle instead of where I grip it. It has been so much nicer. I highly recommend changing over.

[@jamiwomack2129]

Thanks for all your advice. I have been looking for some good tools. I love the chunky handles on all your choices. TFS

[@TarisRedwing]

6:10 I have a set like that. I love using it on past paper crafting stuffs. A cheap printer with lots of ink is handy too

[@simonmacomber7466]

I had hoped you would include scoring tools and burnishing tools. I also find myself using CA glue, and not just PVA glue when I do card modeling. A good straight edge or non-straight cutting edge comes in handy, as well as a cutting mat, which you used, but didn't discuss. Thank you for the video. I'd love to see more of you doing some of your own projects, either here on Tested, or on your own channel, if you have one.

[@MrDigitalCypher]

Super fun video! Thank you.

[@pictureeyecandy]

UV Archival clear coat is a must for any paper project to last. Even on Photo prints when not using museum glass (look at the price). Most school prints of kids (school picture day) will fade rather fast.

[@aserta]

Good, solid guide.

[@harleyrobertson73]

Adams either taking a holiday or we're in for a big one day build, it's been weeks since we've seen one

[@WoLpH]

In the past year his videos came out weeks or months after he made them so I'm it's hard to say... perhaps they're finally out of material ;)

[@rayreus7138]

Great reviews, thankyou! It gave me a lot of blade type inspiration. Love those alterative palm and fingers designs. I know what i will get fot my B-day NO MORE pained fingers. As for my tips to you: I love dentist picks to get rid of discards in template and am a fan of regringding dull blades.

[@old_guard2431]

Much appreciated. One tends to lose track of progress in these basic tools, over time.

[@tinkmarshino]

Hey that finger knife is a grand idea.. thanks for the site.. Don't you ever sharpen your used blades.. I sharpen all my blades knifes and such I like to sharpen in the evening while I watch a movie or something along those lines.. Drill bits and saw blades I do every friday right after noon.. Thanks for the share of some very cool toys.. I must get me a couple of t hem..

[@Wheel333]

Once you learn to sharpen these blades you will save so much money. I have used the same blade for nearly two years now.

[@steamgadget]

20+ years of carving experience, I sharpen exacto and similar knives. In the time it would take me to get the blades out of the cabinet I could have a freshly sharpened blade that is 2X sharper than the factory version..

[@robott6696]

Great tips, I often find myself very fatigued from lifting tiny piece of paper with tweezers

[@Si74l0rd]

The only pair of tweezers I have are similar to your third pair, the Sizzix, only mine are Chinese made. Amazingly needle pointed and incredibly stabby! The only pair that go back in their clamshell blister pack. Glad it wasn't a one time blister pack as they really do need something to be stored in away from other tools. Capable of remarkable precision though, you can grab half a human hair with them.

[@wbfaulk]

Also try matte medium (various brands, found with painting supplies) for your mod podge needs. It's generally better quality.

[@old_guard2431]

Most of the standard knife blades will be a run-of-the-mill stainless steel, sometimes called “surgical” steel. An excellent material, but it trades hardness for toughness. I.E., it is more likely to bend rather than break with excessive force. However it is likely to lose its edge faster, particularly when cutting a challenging material such as paper. I suspect the X-Life blades are a tool steel. That would explain the coated part of the blade, to control rust. More of a challenge to manufacture since it is brittle and will wear out manufacturing tools faster. But, much better for paper, cardboard etc. I would be tempted to try to resharpen these blades but that would be quite a challenge.

[@asicdathens]

You're gonna need a very fine grinding disk and some kind of a jig to hold the blades at a very precise angle , otherwise you will ruin the blades.

[@ArktinenPeikko]

Fellow finns! Rendezvous at the marketplace!

[@joemedley195]

I think (not sure) white school glue is PVA, but it has water and fillers so that they can sell less product for the same price.

[@centerededgedesignusa7957]

Thank you Kayte! I've been an X-Acto fan forever, but having issues getting genuine blades lately. So I've been wondering about the Fiskars products! Thanks!

[@charleshyde6461]

I have the best luck looking on Amazon for blade replacements.

[@BeanieTheBodach]

I use Excel and find their blades are pretty good.

[@Experimentalhobbyist]

I use #11 scalpel blades a box of a hundred is around 10$ and it includes a handle

[@andrewchirgwin3235]

PVA = polyvinyl acetate That's why PVA glue has a slight vinegar smell - the acetate (acetic acid aka white vinegar)

[@gingerscholar152]

I'm thinking of using stock paper to glue on the backs of jigsaw puzzles to keep them together (possibly for framing). Which of these glues would you suggest I go with?

[@MShirow]

Thanks so much for this Kayte. Very timely as I'm starting work on some papercraft projects. Do you have any thing you can recommend to make paper stiff. I have a few paper masks that I would like make more durable. Thoughts?

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

ModPodge (for me) is a way to make water in like a model railroad or similar kind of model. Stipple it on in many layers...it's awesome.

[@astralhorizons]

cool tools! I didn't know most of them existed. I thought she'd use pizza cutter type blade for cutting long stripps

[@thomashverring9484]

I have an old pair of tweezers with tiny teeth at the ends, probably like the pair you have. It's tissue tweezers for securely holding tissue (flesh or muscular). At least that's what I've come to understand.

[@thomashverring9484]

Oh, and a great, great video! Thank you, Kayte!

[@Mike_Jones1980]

The Fiskars razor saw blades are nice, but the lock mechanism on that handle is plastic on plastic and wears down fast. Regular Xacto blades not fitting is unfortunate too, since the Fiskars seem to be hard to find or expensive.

[@InssiAjaton]

I suspect they are actually surgical blades. I have for electronics work a couple of surgical handles and 3 packs of different shape blades. Will last my life time! The blades come individually packed and sterilized.

[@jwjeff11]

PVA glue is "white Glue" the same way cyanoacrylate glue is commonly referred to as "super"

[@robertgripton4499]

Off topic question. Has Adam stopped doing the ecto1 build as there has been no video's on the channel for a extended period of time? I have asked before but got no answer from anyone.

[@tested]

Adam’s doing some traveling this month for conventions and for tested video shoots, so we’ll be resuming that build and livestreams when he gets back!

[@robertgripton4499]

@@tested Thank you for the prompt reply. Let him know there is a problem with the ghostbusters ecto1 issue 25 he should have or will recive a e-mail about this he can all so see this on World of Wayne youtube channel just the introduction to that issue it is also stage 90 you will see if you watch the video. He will need this information so please forward it to him. He may also need to be told about the ghostbusters sticker problem check with the forum its been named as sticker gate to most builder's Thank you again for the prompt reply.

[@tylerdurden6882]

was the editor paying any attention to the dialogue when inserting the b-roll on this?

[@TheFantazingo]

Yeah wow she's describing steps and they're not even showing related stuff, esp for the set

[@travismiller5548]

Check out the levenger single sheet cutter.

[@turtlelore2]

I really like that heavy duty knife but a big problem is that cap. It's incredibly loose fitting and not secure at all.

[@button-puncher]

I wrap my caps in good electrical tape, like 3M Super 33. A few tight wraps. That makes the cap really snug so they don't fall off. Plus they sell it in different colors to make them easy to find. Home Depot has it by the electrical tools.

[@diegoyonamine8943]

OwooOow my She's a MONSTER !?? .... - Now I can't justify - gotta buy some stuff now... bye

[@rufio1013]

Where have Adam and the one day builds gone?

[@sirtrevis42]

Any good ideas for sharps containers?

[@joshuamartin7756]

Save any old plastic food container with a lid, like yogurt or sour cream. Tape the lid down very securely, and then cut a slot in the lid with a single cut. Slide old blades through the slot. Tape over the slot when you're throwing it away.

[@wbfaulk]

Altoids tin

[@bngr_bngr]

Please do a paper trimmer video.

[@Beamer1969]

Is it a good idea to sharpen xacto blades?

[@skinnybigstuff1040]

Not really

[@Beamer1969]

@@skinnybigstuff1040 why not?

[@deans9766]

@@Beamer1969 from what I can figure it would depend on use. The standard blades are made of cheap steel and are basically considered consumables. However I have seen jigs for sharpening xacto type blades so your milage may vary.

[@TheSuperHybrid80]

i dident even know Fiskars did all those cool knifes even when its Finnish company have only seen axe's and gardening tools here in Finland intresting

[@JV-ll1cu]

Varmaan myös ihan niitä normi oransseja saksia

[@ArktinenPeikko]

If i remember correctly, they have those in Sinelli stores, if you wanna check them out.

[@Koushakur]

Don't throw away blades willy-nilly, sharpen them! You wouldn't throw away a kitchen knife at first signs of dullness would you? A quick sharpen goes a long way.

[@TadpoleTrainer]

Really? And how are you sharpening them in a way that is efficient time wise and actually gives a decent blade sharpness

[@LarsSveen]

It's like the editor wasn't listening to what she was saying. The b roll was so jarringly off point.

[@apsilonblue]

Came to comment this exact thing. Several times a particular part or function of a tool is being referred to and instead of showing that, it cuts to some B roll paper cutting.

[@diegoramos2701]

Looking at that there a lots Tool 🤔🛠 Building Something

[@ArcingAngels]

if you like it you should try and get paid for it

[@Myxgrassxisxgreenest]

Craft knives are just wildly overpriced scalpels.

[@Michael-gl4jz]

At least clean youre fingernails

[@WoLpH]

Please go easy on the panning/zooming/etc. with the camera, it's a bit nauseating to me at times :(

[@Catboy.]

First?

[@mikeuk666]

Attention seeking kids award for you