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Why Do You Have to Use a Backing Sheet When You Cut a Window in a Mat?

Published by:  framing4yourself
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A backing sheet is a piece of scrap matboard that goes under your mat when you cut it. What's the big deal? Why can't you just use the slot in the cutting board?

Do I have to use a backing sheet?

Yes! The backing sheet forces the blade to produce a better cut by supporting the face paper of the mat you are cutting. The cutting is always done from the back of the mat board which means the last thing the blade has to slice through is the colored surface paper of the mat board. Logan board mounted mat cutters all have thin slots cut down the length of the base board to be used when straight cutting.
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