How to cut a double mount (by Rob Dyer)

Our thanks go to Terrick Meakin for giving the initial demonstration of cutting a double mount at a club meeting. He made it look so easy that I felt it was worth recording as a tutorial for posting here for members that were not present to see, and as a reminder if any of us forget.

You will need some mounting board, 500 x 400mm for competition prints or any other size that compliments the photo you wish to mount (non-competition prints), and a strip of contrasting mount board for the double mount.

There are details of where you can buy mountboard (including pre-cut apertures) and get printing done further down the page.

Other equipment you will need includes:

A mount cutter (Logan Team System or similar)

Ruler and pencil

Scissors

Wood glue or PVA glue

Low tack masking tape or craft tape

If you don’t have the equipment to cut your own mounts, pre-cut aperture mounts can be purchased relatively cheaply. My preferred supplier of mount board is Paper Spectrum. They sell 500 x 400mm mount board in various colours, including ones with pre-cut A4 size apertures that are just about right for 12″ x 8″ photos. You can also get them from Picture Lizard via eBay (second link).

https://paperspectrum.co.uk/shop/mounting-products/pre-cut-window-mounts/pre-cut-500x400mm-window-mounts/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142479576201?var=441474776245

If you need to get your images printed, I use the standard print service from SimLab (link below) 12″ x 8″ prints are approx. £1 each and the delivery is £5.95. There are many sizes of prints available in either lustre or gloss finish. If ordered before 12pm, the delivery is usually next day.

https://www.simlab.co.uk/best-professional-photo-printing-uk

If you would like to contribute a tutorial in the form of a video or a PDF with screenshot images (e.g. Photoshop or Lightroom screenshots) for inclusion here please contact a member of the committee.