Dahle Vantage 10672 Premium Self-Healing Cutting Mat, 18"x24", 1/2" Grid, 5 Layers for Max Healing, Perfect for Crafts & Sewing, Black

Great hobby mat, and I love the blue color. 18x24 is a good size, it's a bit flexible too. Great to keep your surface protected!

I purchased this self healing mat for the purpose of leather-working after countless hours of researching all of the tools and products I would need to start creating leather ART! This particular mat was highly recommended on a website on which they listed all of the basic tools needed for making leather work. After seeing the reviews, I was kind of torn between this mat, and another highly reviewed brands' mat. I'm happy I went with this one. As petty as this may seem, I loved the fact that it was black as opposed to most of the other ones being green. Put that on top of the many highly acclaimed reviews, and recommendation from another source, the choice was clear. I've been using this mat for a few months now, and trust me, it's taken a beating. I've sliced and sliced on this thing with anything from a basic utility knife, to a rotary cutter, and mostly xacto knives every day since getting it, and it's really held up! I don't see myself having to replace this mat any time soon. In fact, I'll be purchasing another, as my wife and I are in the beginning stages of having our own leather company. We're not doing this as hobbyists. Leather-working is what we want to DO as a living. We're moving from Oakland, CA to the Sacramento area to gain more space, as the Bay Area of California is ridiculously expensive, and we're currently working out of a studio. Our goal, and only thing we want is to have a modest house that has a garage so we can use it as a work space. We plan on having at least 2 large working tables in our new work-space, so getting at least another one of these is definitely going to be required. Dahle really holds up to what they advertise this mat is. It's extremely well made, it's definitely self healing, and I won't be buying any other brands' mats. This is an incredible item offered at a more than fair price, so it really is a win-win. I'd highly recommend this product to anyone that needs a mat like this for their work. Especially leather workers!!

I bought a 9" x 12" black, and also a blue, cutting mat. The price was too good to just get one. They're thick (the black one 1/8th inch, the blue one is a little less), heavy, and stiff -- all good for precision cutting. They can't be rolled up without possibly ruining them. To cut clear through a mat you'd probably need to use hard pressure with a box cutter (cutting mats aren't made for box cutters, so use one at your own risk). One side is printed with a measured grid, the other side is blank. The black mat has white printing that's easy to see and the blue mat has light grey printing that's much less contrasty, could be a problem in low light. Both sides of the mat are usable. The mat itself is 9" x 12", but the printed grid is 8" x 11" (there's a 1/2" border around the edge). The surface is slightly textured so it grips paper when you put any pressure on the paper. Paper didn't slide around at all for me while test cutting. I tried it with glossy paper, regular paper and out of curiosity, a piece of cooking parchment paper. The parchment paper didn't grip as well as the other two, but it hung on far far better than I expected it to. I do notice the blue mat is a bit smoother than the black one, so if you want more grip, get the black one. I *can* see some of the cut marks where I cut deeper, but I can't feel them, so the mat is doing its job. Previous cuts won't interfere with future ones. I have a 2' x 3' cutting mat already for rotary cutting, but it's far too big to get out and use every time I want to use my x-acto knife. I had been using the backs of legal pads to cut small things on, but cardboard tends to grab the blade and gets ruined pretty quickly. The 9" x 12" mats are great and getting one was long overdue. I can store them almost anywhere and I only have to move my keyboard out of the way to make room for one. I definitely recommend these.

Nice cutting mat, very translucent. Video shows the 18x24" mat on a light table under a desk lamp.

Es de calidad y la textura, durabilidad, cumplen con la función, es mas... se puede ocupar como cojín de escritura por la capacidad y facilidad con la que pintan las plumas y bolígrafos al poner papel y hojas sobre él.

Arrived folded in half, but it laid flat very soon after unboxing. It’s perfect for my craft table. Grid lines accurately measure inches and centimetres. I’ve been cutting fabric on it with a rotating blade for 2-3 weeks and the mat heals up nicely. Pleasure to work on this surface. I Recommend this to any crafter.

quite useful

Me gusto ya que es grande y muy practica para cortar con cúter rotatorio o normal, el único detalle es que como es color transparente si se mancha se notan mucho las manchas. Excelente producto creo que también comprare la tabla color negro.

We have an ikea table we just purchased recently for our crafting area and this mat is the perfect size and thickness to preserve the table top. The clear colour is great, it doesnt stand out too much and its very thick and durable, so i could see this lasting for a long time.