Cutting fur

[symphh]

I'm looking for some sort of knife/tool to cut fur. I learned the first time fur can't be cut with scissors like other fabrics. I've heard of the X-acto knives, but do they cut fabric well? If I could be linked to a specific one that would be great

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[brewingtrouble]

xacto knives cut FUR (real and fake) well if you are cutting from the backing/skin side of the fur, which you should be doing anyway to avoid trimming the pile/hair side, although any very sharp knife, such as a scalpel blade, stitch-cutter blade or fine box cutter will also work. Xactos are just nice because they're especially good for fine work, delicate curves, etc and the blades are easy to replace when they get dull. Xacto knives typically come with at least one (triangular, sharpened on one side only) blade and are easy to find at any store that sells hobby or office supplies and general wares.

I don't really recommend using an xacto for cutting fabric in general, though. It's not as good as scissors for most things other than fur.

What you're looking for as far as electric knives go, is an "electric carving knife". People who DON'T make fursuits typically use them for carving ham or turkey. They can be gotten on Amazon, or at a homewares store. I think I got mine at Bed Bath and Beyond with a 20% off coupon and it came to less than $20.