Greetings!  Terry Smythe mentioned the problem of the roll repair board
getting torn-up by the X-Acto blade.  I use a dress-maker's circular blade
for cutting felt, and have seen thick space-age plastic sheets for sale in
various sizes at fabric stores for use with this kind of cutter.  Lay the
fabric (or paper) on the plastic sheet and do your cutting.  Apparently the
sheet (touted as being self-repairing) will withstand months of use.  They
are not cheap, and I have not personally used one, but it might be worth
checking out.  By the way, the circular blade for felt-cutting was one of
the best $10 investments I ever made.

Doug Rhodes