The Professional Framers Secret For Cutting A Double Mat

Learn how to cut perfect double mats every time.

The professional framers secret for cutting a double mat.

You can customize your frame s matting. The double edge blade has both bevel and straight cutting ability for all your framing and matting needs. Skip to main content hello sign in. Start by trimming the under mat smaller overall.

2 mats one mat on top of the other. A 7x5 inch double mat clear glass mounting for a photograph costs about 120 while an 8x10 conservation glass frame for a college diploma averages 200. How to cut a double mat on a logan mat cutter. Cut the accent mat board slightly smaller 10 1 2 x 13 1 2 being a bit smaller than the show mat makes it easier because you don t have to worry about lining up the edges of both mats perfectly.

For example if your frame size is 16 x20 trim the overall size of the under mat to 15 x19 and leave the over. 1 mat over the picture. Start by cutting the show mat to the frame size 11 x 14. Keep in mind that including matting with your framed print will automatically increase your frame size by a minimum of 3 inches.

The top mat has a slightly larger opening than the bottom mat to allow a small border of the bottom mat to show around the image. Blades for the logan 650 1 655 1 660 1 and framer s edge elite mat cutters. The offset dimension is what determines how much of the bottom mat will be shown. The 20 00 they charged my husband was just to cut it.

Op here guys i didn t buy the mat i actually provided it it came with a frame from etsy. Mat cutters for picture frames. This will make more sense if you watch the video. The secret to cutting double mats.

The frames themselves can range from 16 per foot to 200 per foot. Pack of 100 mat cutting blades sized 1 5 inches x 75 inches x 015 inches. To adjust the size of your matting simply adjust your frame s width and height and the matting will automatically adjust to match the frame size. 1 4 inch is the most common.

How to cut a double mat on a logan mat cutter. This can work but it s not nearly as fast and efficient and as the professional method for cutting a double mat the secret that eludes many novice framers. Cutting a double mat can be tricky if you don t know the secret. I very annoyed at myself too because since this was from etsy i could have just measured the correct size of the little print before and asked the seller to cut the mat in the right size.