The perfect trimmer. Its the Holy Grail of scrapbooking, no?
I have used dozens of trimmers in the past. If you’re a serious scrapbooker or paper crafter, its like an extension of your arm…you want it to be comfortable, exact, fluid and fast.
If you’ve found one you love, you never want it to break or be discontinued so you can’t get replacement blades.
If you haven’t found one you love, you are always on the look out for this basic tool.
I have some wonderful option to share with you from Fiskars. You may have heard of this little company…they make a few things like extraordinary scissors, garden tools and even mowers. They’ve been around a few years too..like 360 or so.
Check out the 12″ Paper Trimmer. Its a stationary blade or “gutter-style” trimmer. It features the TripleTrack rail design which provides for more accurate cuts, a swing out arm that measures up to 16″. Its light and portable and can make up to 1000 cuts on one blade.
Another stationary blade option is the Premium Cut-line Trimmer. It has a handy lock to secure the blade in place and a visible wire “cut-line” indicator so you know exactly where you cut is going to be. I love the easy to lift handle that lifts to the right so you can quickly load and unload paper.
And finally, my favorite, the 9″ Bypass Trimmer. I prefer this type of trimmer because it feels more natural for me to move the blade up and down rather than along a flat surface. Plus, the blade is self-sharpening and lasts a looooong time. The Bypass Trimmer has clear markings and rubberized feet. Its also nice and light for easy portability.
Fiskars provided each of these trimmers for me to use and review. These are just three options that they offer; there are many more on their crafting website, dedicated to crafting products, ideas and tutorials.
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