Cut Your Own Mat Board

Measure the reveal area you want around.

Cut your own mat board.

The first opening is free. Measuring and cutting your own mat board doesn t necessarily mean you will need to break the bank when purchasing all of the materials needed. Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame. The supplies you ll need are.

Some of these materials you might already have on hand at home. The materials needed to frame artwork with your own mat board include. Make sure your opening size is not too large for the new custom mat board size. An uncut mat board in your choice of color and texture.

The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle. Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board. Many people gladly hand over 4 to 5 times more for pre cut mat board without ever considering cutting their own. Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves.

There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools. Here s how to cut your own picture mats. All it takes is a few supplies some art or a photo to frame and you ll be creating your own decor in no time. Cutting mat board yourself seems more intimidating than actually making your own picture frames.

Simply select the larger mat size and then in the special instructions box type in the outside dimensions that you want. To calculate the price of your custom cut mat board take the price of the mat board plus 3 00 per extra opening. For example an 8 00 board with 5 openings would be priced at 20 00. Cutting mat board yourself makes cents.

Example cut mat to 17x22 or od 17x22. Then use a ruler and razor or box cutter to cut a picture mat to the same size as the frame backing board.