It doesn't take much work to cut a sheet of paper, you say. But not everything is so simple. There are many ways in which you can get smooth or curly edges on the cut paper. The most important thing is to know the basic principles of cutting and be able to use them correctly.
It is necessary
Scissors, knife, metal ruler, soft elastic band, trowel, paper
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest and most common way to cut a piece of paper is to do it with regular scissors. However, it should be borne in mind that with the help of scissors it will be very difficult to get a straight cut line if you have not previously drawn it with a pencil on paper using a ruler. But even in this case, you are unlikely to succeed in a perfectly straight line. Need to cut a curve or curly line? Then this method will do just right.
Step 2
To cut a sheet of paper into two even and equal halves, bend it in two. Then the fold line should be neatly but firmly smoothed with a soft elastic band or trowel. Next, you need to put a knife blade into the fold and cut the sheet with a sharp movement. This method also has some disadvantages, which appear as slightly fuzzy edges of the cut paper.
Step 3
The third way to cut a sheet of paper straight and precisely will be the most effective compared to the previous two. Now you need a metal ruler and a sharpened knife. We apply a metal ruler with one hand to the surface of the paper in the place where it needs to be cut, pressing firmly on it so that the ruler does not slide over the surface. Next, with a sharp and sharpened movement of the other hand, in which we have a knife, we cut a sheet of paper, leading the knife along the edge of the metal ruler.
