Nice one, its the first time anyone has given a reason for using a spare piece of mat board below the mat you are cutting, plus a nice easy way of discribing how to do the job, thankyou.
The most helpful mat cutting video ive seen. The half price deal at hobby lobby is still going on for the Logan mat cutter kit. About to go pick that up.
I have one of these cutters. They are ok at best. Be sure to hold the rule firmly - this can be challenging for someone without strong arms and concentrating on the cut too. If it moves even 1mm while you are cutting, you have lost that mount card. I will invest in a signature mount cutter. These come left and right handed.. Expensive, but fool proof.
A cheaper 24inch ruler and cutter that I purchased was so lethal I threw it straight in the bin after 5 minutes... it had none of the fine adjustments yours had and was a sure way to lose the tops of my fingers.. I dont regret throwing it in the bin even though it cost me $40, fingers are worth more. I highly recommend spending more and getting a good quality kit like the one shown here... it's not the right time to save money... save your fingers.
Yes, an excellent guide to cutting mats! To be honest, i am hopeless at doing this so I have created a relationship with my local framing shop, and for a very reasonable price they will laser cut mounts for me. I then have choice of letting them cut and board (Great for FB prints) or I use wallpaper backing paper (Great to RC Prints) I hope you follow up with a guide on how to tape the print to the board. I can show you an example of my mouting, Just before Christmas, I sent a print to Tetenal Europe and they have shown on their feed. Sorry, I dont mean to push myself on your feed. Looking forward to the next Video.
Excelent video is the first way I have see the explanation of the method I use a lot years ago to mount my photo works Years agos the company Falcon (the same that make the airvac flacon for chemicals) sell a T rule that was pre prepared to set the prints with out do the draw on the matboard I do not know if now it is available because I bought it here on Argentina 20 years ago. Congratulations and best regards from a colegue from ARGENTINA
Another incredibly useful (and timely as I just finished spotting last week) video! Awesome content so far. Currently my arch nemesis seems to be cutting a full piece matboard to size. Do you have any tips or guidelines for cutting a 32x40” mat down to say, a 11x14” mat? I currently have access to a Logan mat cutter and large guide, but haven’t had much luck so far with creating well proportioned mats prior to getting the window right. Thanks!
A Logan Cutter with the straight cutter will work best. Measure carefully and hold everything down tight so the board doesn’t slip. Using a large square, like a draftsman square will help keep your corners 90 degrees.
Hi...have you ever used double mats? Images I've seen have the photograph in a black frame with a white mat, and then a second mat that is black. It looks sharp, but I suspect the inner mat is dyed black, which may then impose risk to the photo, or white mat. thoughts?
@@TheNakedPhotographer Thank you for your reply I'm new to all of this, and I'm not trying to challenge you. Please explain what defines being a traditionalist. I'm old, so I may fall into that category; naturally.
Excellent video! One question for the bottom weighted version: since you start measuring the paper instead of the image… does one need equal borders for this technique to work? And would larger borders (for whatever reason) not wreak havoc on that way of measuring? What borders do you suggest for this approximately to work? Thanks! R.
@@Kohinootoko sorry, but that is not what I meant: I mean the size of the BORDERS OF THE PRINT, because that's essential for this method of determining the place on the mat for measurements. The resulting mat will be bottom weighted, alright. When printing a square negative on rectangular paper, I often have lots of white on the bottom, when I include this with using an uncut print, the place where to put the print for measurements and thus the amount of "weight" will be different.
Great video! Thanks for the information. I am looking at an older logan compact on FB Marketplace or a new version you have. Do you have any feedback with the compact kit?
Very helpful video. Do you have any advice/resources on framing/getting a print framed? There's lots of info about making prints out there, less about mounting (which is why this and your mounting videos are so valuable), and very little about framing.
The bottom weighted feels distracting. There is a different ratio, where you leave top and sides same but the bottom very slightly wider. It looks better.
This is a fantastic tutorial thanks so much, I am thinking about getting one of these, but I am bedbound so not sure if I would be able to put enough pressure on the ruler, to hold it still whilst cutting, do you have any tips or advice on this? Thanks so much xx
Thorough and helpful...thank you You mention custom framing. Does that mean you are cutting your wood frames and glass? BTW: What is it you say at the very end of all of your video introductions? I can't make it out even with the volume up.
17 & 3 POTATOES X 24 &17 BANANAS .... 😣. Even us Brits have given up these dopey units. Except for beer [pints] and lbs of loose fruit and veg on a street mkt stall [optional]
If ever there was an argument in favor of metric, this is it
This taught me a whole lot in a short amount of time with no extra filler. Thank you.
Your channel kicks serious ass for the rabbit hole deep divers such as myself. Thanks much Greg!
A really great vid thank you. Just what I've been looking for. Watching you do calcs with imperial measurements makes me glad we use metric here lol
Nice one, its the first time anyone has given a reason for using a spare piece of mat board below the mat you are cutting, plus a nice easy way of discribing how to do the job, thankyou.
The most helpful mat cutting video ive seen. The half price deal at hobby lobby is still going on for the Logan mat cutter kit. About to go pick that up.
Looks easy. We'll see. Thanks for the to the point video!
A lot of great advice packed into a short video!
Excellent video. Looking forward to the next one.
So, so helpful, thanks so much!
I have one of these cutters. They are ok at best. Be sure to hold the rule firmly - this can be challenging for someone without strong arms and concentrating on the cut too. If it moves even 1mm while you are cutting, you have lost that mount card. I will invest in a signature mount cutter. These come left and right handed.. Expensive, but fool proof.
Very good tutorial, want to start mounting and was wondering about 10”x4” panoramas and how to source them, making my own might be the way
Please keep doing these! They are great!
A cheaper 24inch ruler and cutter that I purchased was so lethal I threw it straight in the bin after 5 minutes... it had none of the fine adjustments yours had and was a sure way to lose the tops of my fingers.. I dont regret throwing it in the bin even though it cost me $40, fingers are worth more. I highly recommend spending more and getting a good quality kit like the one shown here... it's not the right time to save money... save your fingers.
Very informative video. Many thanks.
Great demo. Thanks.
Excellent
Yes, an excellent guide to cutting mats! To be honest, i am hopeless at doing this so I have created a relationship with my local framing shop, and for a very reasonable price they will laser cut mounts for me. I then have choice of letting them cut and board (Great for FB prints) or I use wallpaper backing paper (Great to RC Prints)
I hope you follow up with a guide on how to tape the print to the board. I can show you an example of my mouting, Just before Christmas, I sent a print to Tetenal Europe and they have shown on their feed. Sorry, I dont mean to push myself on your feed. Looking forward to the next Video.
You’re in luck, next week is mounting prints four different ways. Thanks for the comments!
Really appreciate your content. Seems to be some of the best darkroom related stuff on the youtube.
Very helpful.
Nice video, thank you!
Excelent video is the first way I have see the explanation of the method I use a lot years ago to mount my photo works Years agos the company Falcon (the same that make the airvac flacon for chemicals) sell a T rule that was pre prepared to set the prints with out do the draw on the matboard I do not know if now it is available because I bought it here on Argentina 20 years ago. Congratulations and best regards from a colegue from ARGENTINA
FYI imperial units are not American! They are outdated British measuring units. Hint is in the name!
And American citizens are outdated British ones as well.
Metric is sooo much easier. I think the US is the only country still using imperial measurements. Great vid btw. Cheers from 🇨🇦😎
Unfortunately the cheapest source of those blades I can find in Canada is more like 50c per blade, not 8c per blade.
shit, you got me good at 0:08 Hahahaha. wasnt signed up for that
Another incredibly useful (and timely as I just finished spotting last week) video! Awesome content so far.
Currently my arch nemesis seems to be cutting a full piece matboard to size. Do you have any tips or guidelines for cutting a 32x40” mat down to say, a 11x14” mat? I currently have access to a Logan mat cutter and large guide, but haven’t had much luck so far with creating well proportioned mats prior to getting the window right. Thanks!
A Logan Cutter with the straight cutter will work best. Measure carefully and hold everything down tight so the board doesn’t slip. Using a large square, like a draftsman square will help keep your corners 90 degrees.
Hi...have you ever used double mats? Images I've seen have the photograph in a black frame with a white mat, and then a second mat that is black.
It looks sharp, but I suspect the inner mat is dyed black, which may then impose risk to the photo, or white mat.
thoughts?
I’ve used double mats before, but both white. I would never use a colored mat for archival concerns. And I’m a traditionalist when it comes to mats.
@@TheNakedPhotographer Thank you for your reply
I'm new to all of this, and I'm not trying to challenge you. Please explain what defines being a traditionalist. I'm old, so I may fall into that category; naturally.
I typically use a single 4 ply white rag mat for my b+w prints. Nothing fancy that might draw attention away from the image.
Excellent video!
One question for the bottom weighted version: since you start measuring the paper instead of the image… does one need equal borders for this technique to work? And would larger borders (for whatever reason) not wreak havoc on that way of measuring? What borders do you suggest for this approximately to work?
Thanks! R.
the side borders are equal while the bottom one is larger than the top. Thats why it's "bottom weighted".
@@Kohinootoko sorry, but that is not what I meant: I mean the size of the BORDERS OF THE PRINT, because that's essential for this method of determining the place on the mat for measurements. The resulting mat will be bottom weighted, alright.
When printing a square negative on rectangular paper, I often have lots of white on the bottom, when I include this with using an uncut print, the place where to put the print for measurements and thus the amount of "weight" will be different.
@@rlfsoso oh i see, my bad.
Your information is excellent. But you should get another tag line.
Great video! Thanks for the information. I am looking at an older logan compact on FB Marketplace or a new version you have. Do you have any feedback with the compact kit?
I’ve used it and it works perfectly fine. If I hadn’t come across the one I currently have then I would get a compact.
@@TheNakedPhotographer OK thanks. I can pick up one
I own a compact version, I love it, have had it for about 30 plus years.
Very helpful video. Do you have any advice/resources on framing/getting a print framed? There's lots of info about making prints out there, less about mounting (which is why this and your mounting videos are so valuable), and very little about framing.
I will cover framing at some point, simple and complex
@@TheNakedPhotographer Thanks, great to hear!
I'm just impressed with how flat your print is...
It was in a flat file drawer for a couple years!
The bottom weighted feels distracting. There is a different ratio, where you leave top and sides same but the bottom very slightly wider. It looks better.
I don’t even make mine different on any side. It lets me swap prints vertically and horizontally in the mat between exhibitions.
This is a fantastic tutorial thanks so much, I am thinking about getting one of these, but I am bedbound so not sure if I would be able to put enough pressure on the ruler, to hold it still whilst cutting, do you have any tips or advice on this? Thanks so much xx
"American inches" LOL
Thorough and helpful...thank you
You mention custom framing. Does that mean you are cutting your wood frames and glass?
BTW: What is it you say at the very end of all of your video introductions? I can't make it out even with the volume up.
By custom framing I just mean doing the work yourself, not making the frames from scratch.
I say “that sounded better in my head”
My god... The cheaper Logan cutter is ~100€ here and the better set is 220€+ nowadays 😭
17 & 3 POTATOES X 24 &17 BANANAS .... 😣. Even us Brits have given up these dopey units. Except for beer [pints] and lbs of loose fruit and veg on a street mkt stall [optional]
Wish someone knew how to cut without a MAT CUTTER
dont buy anything from hobby lobby
I’ll buy things from where I like
Why not? Is there something wrong with you?
Haha, over exposed I think