I saw a scor it board on ebay around 40-55 dollars. then on the website
scor pal has more lines to scor
scor it has the scor-er on a chain and only one scor line.
Which do you think is better, cause I wanna get one.
April
April...the difference from what I can see is that the Scor-It has one raised metal strip embedded into the board to score down. There is a guide that slides along the top ruler that you use to butt your card against to make your scores or you can just use the measure for one of projects. The accompanying tool on the chain has a knotch or slot cut out of it and it sits over the metal strip to create your score. I believe that you can even score fine chipboard by applying more pressure. I would love one as it looks like it would give a crisp result but they are way too expensive. On the Craft TV Weekly.....Tricia Morris from Club Scrap used it to make a lovely Card Keeper - December 1,
2006. The resultant scores seemed crisp and she inked lightly to create a beautiful effect.The Scor-pal is similar to some of the boards we use in the UK. I have several score boards but the one I use most is probably the Eazi Score Board and the Eazi Box Board. They have a series of valleys and you use a scoring tool, bone folder, or an embossing tool to make your crease. Each of the lines are marked with a relevant card or box size (UK that is) This Scor-pal seems to use mostly inch/half inch increments and appears to deal with card up to 12 inches but I don't know if it would provide the really crisp scores achieved by Tricia using the Scor-It. What I do if I am looking for a really crisp creases I use the score tool first and follow on with a smaller embossing tool. Works for me! HTH, Marilyn
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I wish I could help you with your decision, April. (Thanks to Marilyn for her explanation on the differnces!) On one hand, having the convienence of being able to score several lines at once (like you could on the Scor-Pal) would be nice, but I can also see the positive aspects of the Scor-It (like the possibility of scoring chipboard as Marilyn suggested). I haven't seen either one in action, though. I wonder how deep the lines on the Scor Pal is? I have successfully scored chipboard with my Fiskars cutter and a bone folder, so I know it's possible.
My distributor has just advised me that they have a mini-score-it coming out at the end of August. This smaller score-it board measures 9-3/8" x 7" and will retail at around $29. They are taking pre-orders so I plan on ordering one for a friend of mine who wants one and one for me. I can also get the bigger one. If anyone else is interested, please contact me via email, mccplg AT yahoo no spam DOT com. Just so you know the regular scor-it board is 12" x 13". They both have a non-slip surface so your paper stays flat, and rubber feet on the bottom so the board stays put on your work surface. Scor-it has a centering ruler at the top, and a metal scoring ridge that runs straight down the center of the board. You use a ridged tool made of purple heartwood to score the paper by moving the tool downward over the scoring ridge.
M-C
PS The scor-it board is a 12" x 13" board with a non-slip surface so your paper stays flat, and rubber feet on the bottom so the board stays put on your work surface. Scor-it has a centering ruler at the top, and a metal scoring ridge that runs straight down the center of the board. You use a ridged tool made of purple heartwood to score the paper by moving the tool downward over the scoring ridge.
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