Paper & Board: Shape & Form
Design & Technology: AQA GCSE, topic 2.5.3
How to Shape and Form Using Cutting, Abrasion, and Addition
This sections covers six different shaping and forming instruments and techniques for paper and card.
Scissors
- Scissors offer a simple way of cutting straight and curved lines on thin card and paper.
Stanley knives
- Stanley knives are used to allow for cutting of boards and some thin sheet materials.
Surgical scalpels
- Surgical scalpels can cut very precise shapes but they are very sharp.
Circle cutters
- Circle cutters offer a similar blade but can cut accurate circles using the diameter.
Perforation cutters
- We can use perforation techniques to partially crease the paper or card using a perforation cutter.
Guillotines and paper trimmers
- Lastly, guillotines and paper trimmers can cut large sheets of paper or card.
Test yourself on Paper & Board: Shape & Form
What type of cutting instrument can cut accurate circles using the diameter?