Die Cuts: Cutting paper in a specific shape by using a wooden block at the desired shape which holds steel blades that will be applied with pressure to a stack of sheets by hydraulic or mechanical presses. Commonly used to insert slits in presentation folders, circles in door hangers and so on.
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