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Trimmed Baba Decks
Blasphomy!!!
I trimmed my used copy of the 2nd edition Victorian Romantic because the edges were quite tattered and I was ready for a change..
I would not have trimmed my fantastic menagerie deck but one of the cards was cut off-center and it was bothering me too much. I like how the trimmed deck turned out.
Baba has nice borders on their decks that don't necessarily bother me but I am liking the results on these two decks...
Blasphomy!!!
I trimmed my used copy of the 2nd edition Victorian Romantic because the edges were quite tattered and I was ready for a change..
I would not have trimmed my fantastic menagerie deck but one of the cards was cut off-center and it was bothering me too much. I like how the trimmed deck turned out.
Baba has nice borders on their decks that don't necessarily bother me but I am liking the results on these two decks...
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Padma
Goodness! That can't be the second ed Vickie I sold you...? The gold edge was slightly shuffle worn, but never tattered...?
Anyways - both decks look great
Good job, AQuestionMark!
Anyways - both decks look great
Good job, AQuestionMark!aquestionmark
Goodness! That can't be the second ed Vickie I sold you...? The gold edge was slightly shuffle worn, but never tattered...?
Anyways - both decks look great
It's my copy from before yours, since I was able to purchase yours, I could then trim the other one
Things worked out well..Padma
It's my copy from before yours, since I was able to purchase yours, I could then trim the other one
Awesome, thanks for letting me know! But really, both decks look much better, altered. You did a very good job, Question!
Did you use a punch corner rounder?aquestionmark
Awesome, thanks for letting me know! But really, both decks look much better, altered. You did a very good job, Question!
I am really happy how both decks turned out, a tad smaller and more vibrant for sure. I used this corner punch on the small setting:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076FJ7SS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
It's a great one and has three settings.
Padma
And to think I just use nail clippers to round my corners - looks like you have the R2D2 of corner punches! 
No wonder your decks look so great - that, and a steady hand!
No wonder your decks look so great - that, and a steady hand!GlitterNova
I just trimmed my first deck--the Victorian Frances Gothic oracle. Only 36 cards by my hands are sore! No corner rounder so I used Padma's idea of nail clippers. They're not perfect but it worked well enough for me.
Nemia
As mentioned in another thread, I trimmed and edged my PCS Commemorative. It turned out really nice!
The black edge just fits the hand-drawn frames that Colman Smith added to each picture. In trimming, I took great care not to damage it. It's irregular and so is the trimming job, but that's just what I wanted - this slight irregularity is a result of keeping to the original frames. The black edge corrects the rounded corners which were left without the original frame (I wondered whether to leave them with sharp corners but then decided to round them and add the edge).
I must say that I was quite content with the deck the way it was; without the thread here about borderless RWS decks I probably wouldn't have trimmed mine.
Another project I didn't add to this thread yet is my tarot of the Master. Taking off those weird green borders did wonders for the deck. I left the corners sharp. Now they look more "authentic" as far as fresh, modern printed cards can look. The green border screamed "not good enough the way these cards were!", and I didn't like that.
They're MUCH nicer now. I love that deck!
The black edge just fits the hand-drawn frames that Colman Smith added to each picture. In trimming, I took great care not to damage it. It's irregular and so is the trimming job, but that's just what I wanted - this slight irregularity is a result of keeping to the original frames. The black edge corrects the rounded corners which were left without the original frame (I wondered whether to leave them with sharp corners but then decided to round them and add the edge).
I must say that I was quite content with the deck the way it was; without the thread here about borderless RWS decks I probably wouldn't have trimmed mine.
Another project I didn't add to this thread yet is my tarot of the Master. Taking off those weird green borders did wonders for the deck. I left the corners sharp. Now they look more "authentic" as far as fresh, modern printed cards can look. The green border screamed "not good enough the way these cards were!", and I didn't like that.
They're MUCH nicer now. I love that deck!
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rylla
That ugly green borders always bothered my eyes
I planned to do the same but I was hesitating for some reason. Thanks for the pics and great to hear you like the trimmed version much more. Gives me courage to do the same 