Takach Press Straight Edge and Tear Bar

When I was a student wallowing in poverty and using a cardboard box as a table, I spent my precious few dollars on THIS. If you make books, zines, handmade cards, art, WHATEVER, use this instead of scissors or an x-acto knife. It's a softer edge with a little deckle, and if you are tearing stacks of paper that need to be the same size there is no better method. Takach calls this a Tear Bar but I've always called it a PAPER RIP which is also the name of my imaginary riot grrrl band. Bonus: sharp and heavy enough to use for self-defense!