TKindred  | 24 Jun 2012 5:46 a.m. PST |
X-Acto knife. Use the sharpened edge of the blade for cutting (along with a steel ruler) and the back side of the blade for scoring/embossing. Then you can use the handle (both side and flat end) for creasing the seams prior to gluing. All you really need is a good X-Acto knife (I prefer the one with the all-metal handle) a steel ruler and a glue stick.  |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 24 Jun 2012 5:56 a.m. PST |
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 Mapleleaf | 24 Jun 2012 5:58 a.m. PST |
voted other -steel ruler – it;s straight and does not bend |
| Feet up now | 24 Jun 2012 1:28 p.m. PST |
I use a steel ruler too. Strange it was not here as it is the best thing for straight line cuts. It is always nearby for paper modellers. |
ochoin deach  | 24 Jun 2012 1:45 p.m. PST |
A hand-made device originally used to pierce earlobes. It has a cylindrical plastic handle with a length of sharpened steel rod embedded in it. I use it for many hobby requirements. Don't ask how I got it: it's a long & pain-ridden story. |
| Kevin in Albuquerque | 24 Jun 2012 2:23 p.m. PST |
Small diameter crochet needle (thieved fromed the wife's collection) works quite well. |
 The Editor   | 24 Jun 2012 5:52 p.m. PST |
voted other -steel ruler – it;s straight and does not bend But you don't score with the ruler, do you? |
 Gungnir | 24 Jun 2012 9:13 p.m. PST |
As TKindred, the back of my X-Acto, and naturally along a steel ruler. |
| Omemin | 25 Jun 2012 7:01 a.m. PST |
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 R Mark Davies | 25 Jun 2012 7:07 a.m. PST |
We never did get an answer as to why/how you burnish paper… |
| Belisarius | 26 Jun 2012 4:34 a.m. PST |
I use a small knitting needle to score my models. It has a nice fine point and will not damage the model. |
| goragrad | 28 Jun 2012 5:17 p.m. PST |
Shazaam, I just folded them and ran my fingernail along the fold. I'll have to try some of these options next time I put one together. |
 Grand Duke Natokina | 30 Jun 2012 4:04 p.m. PST |
I have never been a paper modeller. I used to eat the paste in school. |
