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i've been off practicing my offset corners for the past couple of wks and feel i have perfected single and double mountboard ones but for the life of me i can't find how to do the following described:

a single mountboard with 2 offsets in one corner

i have a sample that someone showed me ages ago but never wrote it down.

instructions gratefully accepted!!!!!

Sounds like a rectangular opening where only one of the corners has two 'steps' inside the opening!
If this type of mat is difficult for you, look for someone with a CMC that can cut them for you!

Hi Fionnuala.

I think I know whay you mean. Prob is, this sort of thing is near impossible to explain without actually demonstrating it on an actual mountcutter. But it's not difficult. Slightly tedious, perhaps. You have to concentrate. The more complex the corner, the trickier it is to visualise the design from the back.

I used to have a very good book. (lent it to someone - not seen it since).
It's still available from Lion Pic Frames (p.52). It's called 'Modern Matting'.
Not sure if 'modern' still applies to it as it must be 25+years old, but I found it very useful when I started. (damn clever these Americans).
No CMC's in them days. Not many Cs come to think of it.

Heres one I did much earlier. I think this came out of same book.



Excuse the bit missing and wonky lines. It has come unstuck in places though handling. No whitecore when I did it either.

Now that one is mind-boggling. More useful for demonstrating cutting techniques than for everyday use. But it's possible on a manual cutter then offset corners should hold no terrors.

thanks for reply prospero!

i think i just need to fiddle around a bit. i'm sure if i keep practicing i will figure it out! as u said it can't be that difficult. just needs a bit of thought.

cheers fionnnuala xx