Trimmed Borders/Altered Decks Index

rwcarter said:

Well, think about your first question. If you corner the deck before you trim all the sides, you're probably going to cut the rounded corners off unless you use a huge rounder first that rounds past where the part you're going to trim is.

For the second question, I have both a 5mm and 9mm rounder that I bought off Overstock. I don't think I've ever used the 9mm rounder though.

Rodney

Click to expand...

Thanks, do you have the kind that looks like a staple remover or the one with a long handle?

goldenVI said:

Thanks, do you have the kind that looks like a staple remover or the one with a long handle?

Click to expand...

I guess they both look like staple removers.

Overstock one

Uchida one

Rodney

El Dodgy Spanish Rohrig -

As some of you may know, I recently received a dodgy Spanish Rohrig aka El Tarot de Rohrig. The backs were printed in all different shades of blue/purple. Anyway, I am to receive a replacement copy, so I decided to practice more trimming on this one. I also cornered the deck this time.

May I present, the "New" El Dodgy Spanish Rohrig...

goldenVI said:

As some of you may know, I recently received a dodgy Spanish Rohrig aka El Tarot de Rohrig. The backs were printed in all different shades of blue/purple. Anyway, I am to receive a replacement copy, so I decided to practice more trimming on this one. I also cornered the deck this time.

May I present, the "New" El Dodgy Spanish Rohrig...

Click to expand...

Well, from what I see, the El Dodgy Rohrig has been completely de-dodgified.... Great job!

I have a feeling you're not going to like as much the regular one when you get it...

FLizarraga said:

Well, from what I see, the El Dodgy Rohrig has been completely de-dodgified.... Great job!

I have a feeling you're not going to like as much the regular one when you get it...

Click to expand...

Thanks, I know. I had planned to put up El Dodgy Rohrig on the Trade Pages, but now that I've put in sweat equity and it's become somewhat of a character in my life I'm not sure if I will anymore...we'll see... ;-)

oooh, the Rohrig is definitely dodgy no longer. Looks beautiful and way better trimmed!

Edge Staining Question ??

That "El Dodgy" has such pretty backs goldenVI

Firstly - @AJ, I see my beloved Gendron Tarot with altered borders is not on list.
Shock, Horror!
https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/507569820481044039/
White borders removed down to inner gold strip, footer writing retained. Edges coloured with "walnut stain" from Tom Holtz distress ink.
It is sooo cool to have these listings - thankyou so much for all your work!

Secondly - I have a deck with white borders, and I'd love to stain the edges red.
Anyone else done this successfully? I'm wondering about the colour "bleeding" a little onto the borders. I figure if I use a marker pen (Marks a Lot) I may better control no bleeding, as opposed to an ink pad.
Guess I'll get round to testing it on a discarded card...

Tanga said:

Secondly - I have a deck with white borders, and I'd love to stain the edges red.
Anyone else done this successfully? I'm wondering about the colour "bleeding" a little onto the borders. I figure if I use a marker pen (Marks a Lot) I may better control no bleeding, as opposed to an ink pad.
Guess I'll get round to testing it on a discarded card...

Click to expand...

I used cherry on my Pimped RWS. I just used an ink pad, quickly and lightly carrying the edge of the card across the top of the pad - 4 edges by 78 cards actually doesn't take as long as it sounds.

Rodney

rwcarter said:

I used cherry on my Pimped RWS. I just used an ink pad, quickly and lightly carrying the edge of the card across the top of the pad - 4 edges by 78 cards actually doesn't take as long as it sounds.

Rodney

Click to expand...

Hmm. OK then - guess I'll wait for that "fired red" ink pad to come through my letter box and give it a go.

As for how long it takes. Depends on my state. Lol.
Last night - I polished off edging a whole deck in no-time at all.
This afternoon - I'm thick with a head-cold and each and every card seems to be dragging on into infinity. I'm determined though - seeing as I have this time off, being sick and all.
I'm doing it in fits and starts.

Golden Universal/Blackened edges

Here are some pictures of my Golden Universal deck; I
blackened the edges with an Avery Marks-A-Lot marker.