Breadknife: how to choose and how to use it

A mock knife is a stationery tool, with a small blade for cutting out small details. When working with it you need to take into account many nuances. In this article, we will further discuss how to choose the right paper knife.

Tool functions

A mock knife is a tool for the work of masters, who make decor from paper. He perfectly cuts:

• cardboard;
• Office paper;
• Paper for pastels or watercolors.

With its help, the master creates masterpieces, because they can cut out very small details.

What the tool consists of

The model knife consists of two parts: the handle and the blade, which is inserted into it. The handle can be made of metal, plastic, wood. The main differences between the knife knives are in the form of a blade.

So, on sale you can find tools with this form of blades:

• Triangular;
• Rectangular;
• Sawtooth;
• Rounded;
• With pointed and serrated edges.

Blades for the model knife, In addition, they differ in size and angle of sharpening. Let's consider each of them.

Pointed blade

Its width is 4 mm, and its thickness is 0.38 mm. The angle of sharpening is -30 °. The work with such a tool turns filigree. But a knife with such a blade requires skill and sharp movements.

Triangular Blade

The width of this type of blade is 6 mm, and the thickness is 0.45 mm. The angle of sharpening is 23 °. The blade is used when working not only with paper, but also when cutting parts from plastic, wood or plywood.

How to choose a quality knife

When choosing a knife, first of all pay attention to the material from which its handle is made. It is better to choose tools with a handle made of metal. If you liked the knife with a plastic handle, then make sure that the material is strong enough and does not break under pressure. For the master's comfort, a seal can be present on the handle so that the hand does not slip on the base of the knife.

The next thing you should pay attention to is the clip for the blade. This is a metal knob covered with rubber. In Chinese models, this part of the knife can be made of plastic. This tool is of poor quality, because after a time in this fastening, backlash can form and the blade will fall out.

About the selection of the cutting part was discussed above. The best option is a stainless steel blade. It can not be corroded and does not break. It is easy to sharpen, and will serve such a knife for a long time.

The mat and its analogues

To work with the tool, be sure to get a self-healing mat. If you are not sure that this kind of creativity you will like for a long time, and do not want to spend, then replace it with a stack of old newspapers. Note that this economy is relatively arbitrary, since when working on a special bedding, the blades do not dive so quickly. Also, the first floor mat can be replaced with a large beech board, a piece of glass or linoleum.

Cutting out paper with a breadboard knife

The history of artistic carving from paper begins with a so-called "cut-out". This kind of art came to us from antiquity. Slavs carved drawings on paper, birch bark, leather, foil, wood.

The difference between a work of art and another kind of creativity:

• Symmetry of the image. The sheet for this is folded into several layers and only then the pattern is cut out.
• In the work use 1-2, rarely three colors of paper.
• In the drawing there is a national symbolism.

Masters from Eastern Europe were involved in the quests. In the western part there was a silhouette carving. Modern masters create in this technique real masterpieces. The same products that do not contain folk symbols and do not have symmetry are called paper graphics or filigree carving.

Features of cutting a breadboard knife

Cutting out the breadboard knife, remember:

• For safety, do not trust the tool to children. They'd better start working with scissors.
• Draw a picture from the wrong side of the material.
• Cut out start with the smallest details. Then go to the central part. The contour, if present, is processed last.
• Well cut all the details. Do not leave any non-cut parts. Do not pull them out. You can ruin the work.
• Straight lines are easier to cut using a ruler.
• In order to cut it was easier and more convenient, in the process, rotate the material on which the pattern is applied.
• Prepare a contrasting background for your work and glue it.

Schemes for cutting

Anyone can learn the openwork carving. This requires no artistic education, but only a lot of patience and accuracy of movements. For work is not required and a large number of materials and tools.

Every once in a while faced with this kind of creativity in the making of Christmas snowflakes.

Cutting out a breadboard knife gives the opportunity to create a unique decor: paintings, shelves, panels, postcards, frames for photos or mirrors. People who first see such works experience a real cultural shock from how fabulous these things seem.

Especially spectacularly look laced fixtures and houses, which can be illuminated with a flashlight or LED light bulbs.