I’ve started building 1/72 scale resin aircraft, and found their tiny brittle parts hard to shape and fit on my usual cutting mats. Then I turned over a cork coffee coaster and found the little parts will sit still while being cut, and without cracking. The small elevation over my bench seems just right. When finished, I simply wipe dust off the coaster into a plastic bag.

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John Aitken
Meadow Creek, B.C., Canada