| 摘要 |
A hand tool for slabbing a roll of paper, comprising an elongated carriage frame having handle means affixed thereto. The hand tool also has casters mounted on each side of the carriage frame for movably supporting the frame along an upper segment of that roll. There is also provided a blade carrier attached to the elongated frame and a cutting blade mounted in that blade carrier. During use, the cutting blade extends beneath the elongated frame, with a cutting edge thereof facing towards a forward end of the frame. The elongated frame may also comprise a pivotally lockable blade guard enclosing the cutting blade when the hand tool is lifted off a work surface, for further enhancing a safe handling of the tool. In accordance to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for slabbing a roll of paper comprising the step of pushing a cutting blade through several plies of paper in a direction along the axis of the roll, while holding the blade at a lateral inclination relative to a path of cutting of that blade of between about 10 DEG and about 30 DEG measured from a radius of the roll.
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