DIY Gaskets - Japan Scissor Master

[Gromit]

I've been doing it wrong! (making DIY gaskets)

Part of the youtube video linked below (starting at minute 14:30 and ending at about 19:00) is of Hayashiya Shoraku a Japanese Scissor Master

He cuts these intricate shapes very accurately partly by using just the very tips of the scissors; and by holding the scissors relatively in the same plane and moving the paper instead of the scissors..

I tried his technique on a sheet of that 1/8" thick hobby-type foam to make a new seal for my backup taillight lens yesterday. It came out much better than my previous sad efforts at cutting gaskets; so it does work.

For perfectly round holes a set of hollow punches is still useful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E7ZYmBYLUg