What a fantastic and exemplary presentation. I have been cutting mounts for over 25 years for my photography and I have pick up so many tips from your video. First class, thank you from a very happy London photographer.
I was so pleased to find this very informative, instructional video on using Logan mat cutters. I am a newbie to using a mat cutter and this video helped me immeasurably. Thank you so much for doing this!
Excellent presentation and makes cutting a mat so accessible, thank you! The only difficult bit is converting fractions of an inch to decimals, do the halving and then converting back again to fractions makes me wonder why people stick with imperial measurements. Metric is so much easier!!!
Thank you for a full on masterclass in matting and framing. Something I’ve been considering for a long time, but unsure how to do it accurately, without wasting lots of time and mat to become proficient. I feel that I have learned enough to turn out an accurately cut window for my photos and mount them 👍
I got the compact cutter a few weeks back and finally figured how to use it. But this tutorial has just showed me how to dramatically save time drawing the cutout lines. I was taught to draw horizontal and vertical center lines and then measure out half the opening in each direction. Then draw the lines. This is a much better and faster way to do it - calculate the borders and then using the device itself to mark out the cut-off lines. And less prone to inaccuracy and errors. Thank you so much for that.
I have a Logan Matt Cutter that gets used once in a blue moon but still worth the investment as I use second hand frames. Really enjoyed the presentation from a chap who knows his business.
Excellent video by someone who knows what he's doing and, better yet, is truly adept at explaining it to others. I purchased this model of Logan mat cutter about 6 years ago and I've cut hundreds of mats with it. Very accurate, a pleasure to use, and high quality construction means it lasts. The mats cut with it are of professional level of quality if you follow instructions faithfully. I'm a skilled photographer but when it comes to manual dexterity I'm the kind of carpenter who measures the plywood five times and then cuts it in the wrong place. So if I can cut professional quality mats with this unit just about anyone can! The only real drawback to this model is that you can't use it to trim the excess off the 40” side of the board which you must do when you cut mats of 11x14" size such as used in this demonstration. That doesn't seem like a big deal until you try cutting a 40" line with a hand held straight edge...the doctor at the emergency room costs more than the Logan mat cutter that accommodates the 40" edge of a sheet of mat board! I know this from experience and if I had it to do again I'd opt for the larger model. Last but not least buy your cutter from B&H they are a great company to do business with!
Awesome tutorial. I have done a lot of mat cutting sort of self taught years age, i wish I had one of these hints and it would have been so much easier. Now i want to start matting the needle point that I’ve done and didn’t want to pay for the mounting. Now I’m going to do it myself. Thanks. Excellent instructor.😊
I'm just trying to frame about half a dozen photographs as a one off. This video and Brian's great tutorial has influenced me to buy a model a notch higher than the one used here, the 350-1 Compact Elite.
This was so interesting to have on in the background while I worked on arts and crafts! I picked up a good tip, only tape the artwork in on 2 of the 4 sides so it doesn’t crinkle in time!
What a really nice patient guy, ive learnt so much and has given me the confidence to try and make my own, the other thing I liked was there was no sales pitch like some other videos,, he told us straight that the cheap cutter version will do exactly the same job as dearer cutters, very impressed with video.
I do like my 305, for me, I mount between 2 and 10 prints a month, it’s a perfect bit of kit that doesn’t take up any room when packed away. I am the world’s most crack handed person at any crafts, even before I had an upper body condition making it worse, but even 8 got the hang of using my Logan. I think the guy covered absolutely everything and there were some very good questions. In all an excellent presentation and good videography that focused on the right things at the right time.
WOW! This gentleman has taught me so much in one video, I am sold on buying a Logan mat cutter and do my own framing, fantastic presentation! And to the person who asked, "if film canisters can still be found" er, yeh, film is still very much alive and well, I use only film :).
Excellent, clear and comprehensive tutorial. I have a very restricted storage/workspace and while I understand the length of this baseboard is 32", would you kindly provide me with the *width* if the board, please? Many thanks. (UK).
Hi Sr, I Have one compact elite mat cutter the 301-1. A very good one, but I would like to know if this cutter, has another bevel cutting Head that makes a diagonal cut. Thanks you.
Thanks for the information on cutting mats. I did pick up the basic kit of team system plus for doing the job for my low volume. One thing I did notice is on the taping of your picture to the mount with the T hinge. When I first started I used that method and it showed the imprint of the tape on the picture, and I ruined a few expensive prints because no one mentioned it might show through. Is there a way to prevent this? I had some super glossy prints that showed every imprint of the tape and was very distracting. I finally had to make the prints with a border to hang that way. Any suggestions are great! :-))
We can ship most items to South Africa. The best way to see which items can be shipped there would be to add them to your online cart and enter your shipping information.
Regarding the weighted border issue (at 1:26:21 in this video), especially how thick will be the weighted border it's an endless debate. The most accurate calculation could be found in the following links. Unfortunately, the article is written in Romanian language but can be easily understood looking at the pictures. The drawings are clear and you don't even need to translate. However, the entire article can be translated, not perfect but good enough, by Google translate service. Link 1: blog.ioannicolae.ro/2015/02/pozitionarea-fotografiilor-in-rama.html Link 2: blog.ioannicolae.ro/2015/02/centrul-vizual-al-ansamblului-rama.html
if your tolerances for cutting a mat is 16ths of an inch you are working way too hard! I mean, what can possibly be in 1/16th of an inch of a photo? If it's that important the image is fubar to start out with. it's 2022 and while watching this I just bought one so...
I finally got a mat cutter and came back to this video when cutting my first mat. Worked beautifully the first time. Fantastic instructional video.
Glad this was helpful for you!
I just bought a Logan 350-1 mat cutter. I watched this video and then took my time cutting my first mat. It came out perfectly the first try! Thanks!
glad our video was able to help you out.
What a fantastic production. Logan is such a solid company. Thanks to all who made this happen.
Great product
@@robfielding100 agreed!
What a fantastic and exemplary presentation. I have been cutting mounts for over 25 years for my photography and I have pick up so many tips from your video. First class, thank you from a very happy London photographer.
I was so pleased to find this very informative, instructional video on using Logan mat cutters. I am a newbie to using a mat cutter and this video helped me immeasurably. Thank you so much for doing this!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent instructor. Passionate, knowledgeable and engaging.
I cut mats for 10+ years but still learned many new technics. Thank you, it was very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
One of the rare worderful tutorials av ever seen on UA-cam.thump up👍
You freaking rock man. What a pro 🫶🏼
Excellent presentation and makes cutting a mat so accessible, thank you! The only difficult bit is converting fractions of an inch to decimals, do the halving and then converting back again to fractions makes me wonder why people stick with imperial measurements. Metric is so much easier!!!
Thank you for a full on masterclass in matting and framing. Something I’ve been considering for a long time, but unsure how to do it accurately, without wasting lots of time and mat to become proficient. I feel that I have learned enough to turn out an accurately cut window for my photos and mount them 👍
I got the compact cutter a few weeks back and finally figured how to use it. But this tutorial has just showed me how to dramatically save time drawing the cutout lines. I was taught to draw horizontal and vertical center lines and then measure out half the opening in each direction. Then draw the lines. This is a much better and faster way to do it - calculate the borders and then using the device itself to mark out the cut-off lines. And less prone to inaccuracy and errors. Thank you so much for that.
I have a Logan Matt Cutter that gets used once in a blue moon but still worth the investment as I use second hand frames. Really enjoyed the presentation from a chap who knows his business.
Mike Kenny wah
i bought this ... and it is AWESOME >>> easy to use and i cut 15 perfect mats the first time ... i am super happy about this purchase!
Excellent video by someone who knows what he's doing and, better yet, is truly adept at explaining it to others. I purchased this model of Logan mat cutter about 6 years ago and I've cut hundreds of mats with it. Very accurate, a pleasure to use, and high quality construction means it lasts. The mats cut with it are of professional level of quality if you follow instructions faithfully. I'm a skilled photographer but when it comes to manual dexterity I'm the kind of carpenter who measures the plywood five times and then cuts it in the wrong place. So if I can cut professional quality mats with this unit just about anyone can! The only real drawback to this model is that you can't use it to trim the excess off the 40” side of the board which you must do when you cut mats of 11x14" size such as used in this demonstration. That doesn't seem like a big deal until you try cutting a 40" line with a hand held straight edge...the doctor at the emergency room costs more than the Logan mat cutter that accommodates the 40" edge of a sheet of mat board! I know this from experience and if I had it to do again I'd opt for the larger model. Last but not least buy your cutter from B&H they are a great company to do business with!
Awesome tutorial. I have done a lot of mat cutting sort of self taught years age, i wish I had one of these hints and it would have been so much easier. Now i want to start matting the needle point that I’ve done and didn’t want to pay for the mounting. Now I’m going to do it myself. Thanks. Excellent instructor.😊
First Class presentation from someone who knows the subject inside out...I was riveted to the screen for the whole two hours...thank you!!
Great video. The only problem I had was separating the tape. Thanks for all the useful info.
Been using logan tools and cutters since 2002!
Excellent video. The double matting procedure was awesome.
The best class so far. Really answered my questions before I asked them. Thank you so much.
I'm just trying to frame about half a dozen photographs as a one off. This video and Brian's great tutorial has influenced me to buy a model a notch higher than the one used here, the 350-1 Compact Elite.
Wonderful. I got so much out of this. Thankyou BHPhoto, Logan and Brian Buell. Great presentation. I'll file this away for reference.
This was so interesting to have on in the background while I worked on arts and crafts! I picked up a good tip, only tape the artwork in on 2 of the 4 sides so it doesn’t crinkle in time!
Very thorough and easy to follow presentation, showing everything from cutting a matt to framing. Awesome job, thank you!
Thanks for watching.
What a really nice patient guy, ive learnt so much and has given me the confidence to try and make my own, the other thing I liked was there was no sales pitch like some other videos,, he told us straight that the cheap cutter version will do exactly the same job as dearer cutters, very impressed with video.
Glad you enjoyed!
I was just reading and researching about matting to do it myself for my prints. Just in time, thanks for sharing it.
I do like my 305, for me, I mount between 2 and 10 prints a month, it’s a perfect bit of kit that doesn’t take up any room when packed away. I am the world’s most crack handed person at any crafts, even before I had an upper body condition making it worse, but even 8 got the hang of using my Logan. I think the guy covered absolutely everything and there were some very good questions. In all an excellent presentation and good videography that focused on the right things at the right time.
Excellent presentation.
Please update the links. Great video.
Excellent presentation. Placing my order for the compact classic set now!
Great video, very helpful and actually very knowledgeable about his profession. Makes me want Matt and frame my own photos.
Excellent. Thank you. A few hints that I did not know.
Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching!
I learned a lot from this presentation ,I've just acquired the Logan 301-1.
Nicely done, I really enjoyed the presentation. Well explained and informative, thank you.
Excellent presentation filled with much needed information. Thank you! ❤️
I love this video!!
GREAT teacher!!
I am looking forward to more of these kinds of instructional videos!!!
Awesome presentation! I just got the training I needed to break out my basic cutter I bought at Hobby Lobby, and get busy! Thank you so much!
Such an impressive teacher!
You’re very good on the instructions, thanks so much !!!
Great video learnt so much , you are a very easy person to listen to . A ++++++
This is a great video, Thanks!
WOW! This gentleman has taught me so much in one video, I am sold on buying a Logan mat cutter and do my own framing, fantastic presentation! And to the person who asked, "if film canisters can still be found" er, yeh, film is still very much alive and well, I use only film :).
This has been soooo educational 👍 THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH 😀
Excellent, clear and comprehensive tutorial. I have a very restricted storage/workspace and while I understand the length of this baseboard is 32", would you kindly provide me with the *width* if the board, please? Many thanks. (UK).
Thanks, super … all the information is very useful
Sr. Ibou
Hi Sr, I Have one compact elite mat cutter the 301-1. A very good one, but I would like to know if this cutter, has another bevel cutting Head that makes a diagonal cut. Thanks you.
Learned a lot. Very informative and worth the time.
- Excellent video done very thoroughly, concise & clear. Thanx.
Thanks
Amazing! Thank you! This is the ONLY video that has worked for me 👍🏼
좋은정보 감사합니다!
Thank you very much :)
Excellent - thank you!
Excellent video! Well done.
This is great - also shows why we moved to decimal 😂
An excellent presentation !
Thank you! Very nice job.
Dividing a fraction in half is easy, you simply double the denominator (bottom number). Half of 3/4 is 3/8, half of 7/16 is 7/32
ExcellenT Video
A superb presentation
Gracias, buen profesor.
Great video. Thanks.
Thank you for these awesome videos! But, men, adopt metric system once and for all. It looks like you'll save a lot of headaches 😉
The links to the guides are no longer working. Can you share updated links?
Can you tell me where we can get a copy of your decimal cheat sheet?
Thanks for the information on cutting mats. I did pick up the basic kit of team system plus for doing the job for my low volume. One thing I did notice is on the taping of your picture to the mount with the T hinge. When I first started I used that method and it showed the imprint of the tape on the picture, and I ruined a few expensive prints because no one mentioned it might show through. Is there a way to prevent this? I had some super glossy prints that showed every imprint of the tape and was very distracting. I finally had to make the prints with a border to hang that way. Any suggestions are great! :-))
Please e-mail us Earl: askbh@bandh.com >Mark
Wow, so useful!
Can anyone link the book he gave away? Not the product guide.
What a great presentation, Im gunna get one but will cost alot more than most of you cos Im in Aus. lol. Still worth it though.
Imperial measurements seems like such a nightmare
Do you franchises of your products in South Africa?
We can ship most items to South Africa. The best way to see which items can be shipped there would be to add them to your online cart and enter your shipping information.
Regarding the weighted border issue (at 1:26:21 in this video), especially how thick will be the weighted border it's an endless debate. The most accurate calculation could be found in the following links. Unfortunately, the article is written in Romanian language but can be easily understood looking at the pictures. The drawings are clear and you don't even need to translate. However, the entire article can be translated, not perfect but good enough, by Google translate service.
Link 1: blog.ioannicolae.ro/2015/02/pozitionarea-fotografiilor-in-rama.html
Link 2: blog.ioannicolae.ro/2015/02/centrul-vizual-al-ansamblului-rama.html
Why does he remind me of John Candy?:)
you guys need to just hurry up and start using the metric system......
lol all those conversions. Just use metric.
No!!!!!
if your tolerances for cutting a mat is 16ths of an inch you are working way too hard! I mean, what can possibly be in 1/16th of an inch of a photo? If it's that important the image is fubar to start out with. it's 2022 and while watching this I just bought one so...
the whole math part of this is making me want to vomit. I want a refund of every dollar I've been taxed for education over the last 50 years!
Get lost