Fingers!

Tool Tips

Safety ruler revisited

Back in May I had a grumble about safety cutting rulers being less than satisfactory. I have medical as well as aesthetic reasons for wishing to retain my fingertips, so I finally got around to doing something about that.

Above is a photo depicting a Helix 'Non-Slip' safety ruler, a great stick for measuring and marking out, with nice clear and accurate markings, but useless (IMHO) for cutting anything with a craft knife. The blade drags on the soft aluminium edge, removing a sliver of material and eventually ruining the ruler, and the 'non-slip' rubber inserts make accurate cuts difficult as the edge of the ruler doesn't press down on the material being sliced.

So, I bought a cheap steel ruler and using my trusty banner tape, fixed it to the underside of the aluminium rule - result! Nice and straight, nice and heavy and hopefully safe fingertips.