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Grab a box that is sturdy and the size you want. You can use any color masking tape you desire. They come in ALL colors now! I opted for black as the top color. But it doesn’t matter. The 2″ size makes for a lot less work.<\/p>\n
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Cut your box.
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Measure the flat piece to the size you wish. I wanted smaller mats which are difficult to find.
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Now start wrapping your masking tape in one direction around the board. You can wrap ONE side or BOTH sides.
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Overlap each row a small amount until it’s covered
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Once one direction is covered start on the other direction, again overlapping each row but a small amount.
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You will continue doing this at least SIX LAYERS on EACH SIDE. You want a nice thick base for cutting.
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We started with regular masking tape and then switched to black for the final few rows as that matched our color scheme. Again… you want SIX LAYERS at least.\u00a0 We did a few with plain masking tape and a few with the black.
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These work great! They are self-healing for many cuts. When they get to ragged just add a few more layers of tape!
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