 Editor in Chief Bill   | 16 Sep 2011 4:54 a.m. PST |
You can use a ball-point pen that's run out of ink, or a dull hobby knife, or perhaps a dedicated tool… what do you prefer for scoring the creases, when building paper models? |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 16 Sep 2011 5:11 a.m. PST |
the backside of a xacto blade. |
| Cherno | 16 Sep 2011 5:33 a.m. PST |
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| doc mcb | 16 Sep 2011 5:51 a.m. PST |
I just use an Xacto blade and a light touch. Of course, I am mostly scoring mattboard, which is thicker. |
| Martin Rapier | 16 Sep 2011 6:05 a.m. PST |
I use a craft knife and a steel ruler. On thin paper I'll use the blunt edge, on anything else you need to actually cut it to get a clean crease. |
| richarDISNEY | 16 Sep 2011 7:23 a.m. PST |
Exacto blade.
On actual paper, I use the weight of the knife and gravity do the work. I just draw it across the paper.
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 FingerandToeGlenn  | 16 Sep 2011 7:48 a.m. PST |
Michael's has a set of three wooden handled embossing tools with different sized "balls" on the end. The two smaller work really well, but an empty ball point pen is probably the best (I'm not co-ordinated enough to trust myself with the back side of an Xacto). |
| ScottWashburn | 16 Sep 2011 8:04 a.m. PST |
X-acto blade used carefully :) |
| Norman D Landings | 16 Sep 2011 8:21 a.m. PST |
Paper-embossing tool as described by Terrement & Glenn. Mine was 99p at Hobbycraft. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 16 Sep 2011 8:50 a.m. PST |
Something like this? link (Always wanted to score with Martha Stewart…)  |
| Delthos | 16 Sep 2011 9:34 a.m. PST |
Empty fine ball point pen for me. Everything else tends to cut into the card too much. I used to use an old bladed sculpting tool, but it was too sharp even. |
| Jakse375 | 16 Sep 2011 9:49 a.m. PST |
precision phillips head screwdriver. |
| Cpt Arexu | 16 Sep 2011 10:13 a.m. PST |
A dry ball-point or a blunted nail – I want to crush the paper a little along the fold, but not cut into it.. |
Tgerritsen  | 16 Sep 2011 11:11 a.m. PST |
I use a tiny philips head screw driver like those you'd use for glasses. (I just happened to have one at my desk and it works). A nail would work as well. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 16 Sep 2011 12:32 p.m. PST |
Anybody tried one of those rotary/pinwheel things? |
| HardRock | 16 Sep 2011 2:55 p.m. PST |
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| Mike G | 16 Sep 2011 5:25 p.m. PST |
Back of an exacto knife and one does not have to press very hard. A metal ruler is a must also. Always draw the knife towards you. |
| phssthpok | 16 Sep 2011 6:13 p.m. PST |
A seam ripper from a fabrics shop. |
| nebeltex | 19 Sep 2011 4:38 a.m. PST |
some paper or card items i need to cut out, and when those blades become dull, i use them for scoring. with experience, one can get quite deft with blades on lines. sharper cuts through thicker card usually must be touched up with color afterwards. i've even heard of some people using sharpened (edge) guitar picks… |
