Miniature Carpenter Tools for Scrapbooking

Several scrapbooking tools are used on larger scales in carpentry.

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Scrapbooking is a hobby that allows people to creatively document photographs and memories from family vacations to holiday events. Since it's a craft, there are certain tools involved in scrapbooking that make such projects easier. Several of these tools have roots in carpentry and have been miniaturized and adapted to smaller craft projects.

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Carpenters use various types of power saws to craft pieces of wood. One scrapbooking cutting tool that draws its roots from such heavy machinery is a die-cut machine. Specifically, die-cut machines use dies to cut letters and shapes out of paper and other materials, which can be used to decorate scrapbook pages. Many modern-day die-cutting machines are powered manually by cranking a handle.

Measuring Tools

A common phrase recited in the carpentry trade is: "Measure twice, cut once." That's because accurate measurements are essential to an end product. The same can be said in terms of creating photo borders and centering lettering in scrapbooking, because if proper measurements aren't taken, the end page will look sloppy. In carpentry, measurements are typically taken via measuring stick or tape measure. Scrapbooking measurements are normally taken with a smaller instrument, such as a ruler.

Hand Tools

It doesn't seem like a scrapbooker would need a hand tool, but there is one instance where having a miniature screwdriver is beneficial. That's when you're putting your book together. What type of bindings you have to work with depends on what type of scrapbook you purchase. Often times, to get the pages into the book, you can loosen the bindings with your finger. However, for more heavy-duty books, you have to unscrew or pry the bindings off before you can place pages into the book. That's where a screwdriver comes in handy.

Stapler

A staple gun is a hand-held tool commonly used by carpenters to drive heavy-duty staples into wood or plastic. Similarly, staplers, which are essentially smaller versions of the staple gun, are used in scrapbooking to attach photos, borders and other decorations to a scrapbook page. The two main ways of attaching objects to scrapbook pages are double-sided stickers and staplers. Specialty scrapbook staplers are smaller than standard staplers to allow for attachment of delicate objects.

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