Kathleen: what a great idea. I especially think using the edge of a metal strip is brilliant. And using the two tools to create a special edge was clever too. Thank you for those hints. Carol from California

Perfect Kathleen. I'm off to use my snips and unused plastic ruler... Its a pleasure to spend time on your channel watching you... thank you heaps for sharing...

It's really hard to find tear rulers in stores now. I came across a youtube video recently showing how to make one so figured I'd give it a try. I used a metal file to make the little indents. My first attempt wasn't so great because I made them too large and ended up with an edge that looked more like triangles. I made them smaller on the other side of the ruler and now I have a workable tear ruler . It's such a good idea and so easy to do.

Great idea! Thanks for sharing 💗

Sunflowers are ok to be swamped in! 💛

I just made a tear ruler! I made it with the metal snips as you did. Thank you for this vid.

Hi, Kathleen. It’s great to see you after your busy spell! I prefer the smaller torn look, too. Some of the rulers spoil the edge. I’ve seen the rulers created with an edge a couple of times before. For the life of me, I can’t remember by whom or what they used. I’ll have to dig deep in the memory bank! 😘🤞😀💞

I might try to make one this way. I made one using my soldering iron to melt little divots in the ruler and it’s OK. I think my favorite one is I used my drill press. I just turned it on with a small drillbit running in it and just held the ruler up and just bounced it along the drill bit. I’m sure it was totally unsafe but that’s my favorite one, it also could be the material the ruler was made out of, my favorite one is one of those triangular rulers I think engineers maybe use them.

Great educational video with so many wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber here

Love this idea, thank you

Clever idea!

A steampunk sunflower journal is a great idea! I like the way you made your ruler into a tear edge ruler. My husband has a drumel tool and I think that could work too. Thank you for the great idea!!!

How clever is that Kathleen! How nice to have created all of those sunflower journals!

NEAT IDEA. I HAVE BEEN WANTING A TEAR RULER FOR SOME TIME. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS IDEA!!! I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LADY I WAS WATCHING WEB SITE THAT REFERED YOU. Do take care. Fl.

I've used my dremel or wood carving iron on the cheap dollar store rulers to make my own tearing rulers, they came out pretty good. TFS🌹

Kathleen, TYFS. I’m am very unhappy with the metal tear ruler that I purchased. I am definitely going to use your technique.

I have a set of the metal ones like yours. I also have a WRMKs one and I'm not really happy with either. I just use my regular metal ruler with no edge design. Maybe I'll try one your way. You can't go wrong with 1.25 for 3. Hugs * L

WOW 😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯

Tanya from Treasure Books showed how to make one on her channel.

Thanks… gonna try this! Just found you and daughter in law! What happened to her? Her videos are all 1 year ago? Following!