Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 This trimming is not taking place out of aesthetical reasons. I actually really like how it looks visually, and it is already borderless. My issue is the size of it. I struggle with larger decks as I have achy hands. And since this is a deck I am so madly in love with I just knew there was no way that I wouldn’t try my best to trim it down to a more comfortable size. It took me a while to contemplate and plan it. I wanted to keep its proportions so I had to look at every card and measure how much I could remove. I settled on cutting away approximately 5mm per side. I’m gonna start by sharing a before-pic so you see what I’m talking about
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 I measured and marked each card with a graphite pen. Then I used my paper cutter that has a round blade (which gives really sharp edges, not like the regular paper cutters that tend to fray the edges) Here is what it looked like when I had removed the top and bottom part. You might be able to see the faint markings on the sides
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 And here is a comparison right after I removed the sides and used a corner rounder. Now the proportions are back to normal
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 I made sure the backs would look good as well
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 And now I want to share some of my favorite cards of this deck, after they’ve been trimmed. I love it!! They are the perfect size for my hands now. Yay!! :love:
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 A few more.. ^-^ I might edge it in brown once more (I edged it when it was new but the edging obviously got lost in the trimming). I used the ‘vintage photo’ shade of ink pads from Tim Holz, but ‘walnut stain’ would probably also be a nice fit..
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 I use an affordable corner cutter from Fiskars. It’s nothing fancy but it works. I use the 5mm corner setting. One thing you need to know about this particular corner cutter is that you have to have straight edges, otherwise it might dig into the sides and the corner just look wonky. So if you’ve trimmed with a scissor and didn’t get it perfectly straight then double check before you press down so the corner looks nicely centered in the cutter. I always place it with the backs toward me inside the cutter because I feel that it gives the nicest finish
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 The whole deck trimmed :thumbsup: It is so worth it to take the time and measure every card.
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 Final tip. If you want to experiment with edging, then try it first on some of your scraps to find what shade you like best!
Rupicapra Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 Oh the cards are stunning and you did an amazing job trimming! Thanks for the progress photos, it's great to see how you did it. looking at the trimmed cards I could not tell that they are not meant to look like that. It must have taken you a while? they all look so perfectly done!
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 Oh the cards are stunning and you did an amazing job trimming! Thanks for the progress photos, it's great to see how you did it. looking at the trimmed cards I could not tell that they are not meant to look like that. It must have taken you a while? they all look so perfectly done! Thank you! :love: I don’t do it all in one sitting. I started with the tops and bottoms, then I took a break. I measured and marked the cards while watching tv last night, and did the final trimming today. It gets quicker the more times you’ve done it. If I were to guesstimate then perhaps 4 hours in total? Had I used a scissor then that would have taken way longer and my hands would have been completely worn out by now.
AJ-ish/Sharyn Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 one of the unexpected gifts of trimming or even edging a deck is the four point perspective I get. Nice job thanks for sharing.
Saturn Celeste Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 Raggydoll, your work is so good! I think they look better now! Impressive work. :thumbsup:
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 one of the unexpected gifts of trimming or even edging a deck is the four point perspective I get. Nice job thanks for sharing. That’s very true! Thank you!
Raggydoll Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 Raggydoll, your work is so good! I think they look better now! Impressive work. :thumbsup: Thank you so much! ((
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