This set from Essdee contains the tools you need to get started with lino printing.  The safety hand guard is the essential safety tool when preparing and cutting lino in printmaking.  The lino cutters are durable and long lasting for precision cutting. When using lino-cutting tools, the hand guard can be held to steady at the opposite corner of the lino, holding the lino firmly in place. Any slippage of the cutting tool is then caught in the upright walls of the guard, protecting the opposite hand. Durable and long lasting, these cutters are precision ground to an optimum angle providing effortless lino cutting. The cutter handle comes complete with an expandable collar, which allows the cutters to be fitted and tightened with ease. This box set includes 5 precision cutters and sturdy handle, sizes 1 to 5 and a safety hand guard.