Remember when we used to hand-cut all the seams on a big roll?

I did a 2,000 square foot office in Tacoma last month and tried the old way on one room versus a seam cutter on the next. The cutter was done in half the time with a cleaner edge that didn't fuzz up. Anyone still using the old method or is that pretty much gone now?

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jessicaw541mo ago

My crew in Spokane swore by hand cutting for years, said it built character. Then we timed a 1,500 foot retail job. The cutter finished three rooms before the guy with the knife was done with his first. Seeing those clean edges side by side, no contest. I had to eat my words and order two cutters the next day. Funny how you cling to the old way until the proof is right there on the floor.

maxm631mo ago

Funny you mention that. I was in Spokane a while back doing a house and the homeowner's teenage kid wanted to help. He had one of those seam cutters and went at it like a madman on a hallway. Took out a chunk of the backing on the first pass and jammed the thing up. Had to pull out the old knife to fix it. @jessicaw54 your crew might have had a point about building character, but that kid built more chaos than anything. Still, the cutter beat the knife on the straight runs by a mile once I showed him the right angle.

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