An essential safety measure for anyone looking to try their hand at lino cutting, this Essdee Safety Hand Guard is an essential precautionary tool when preparing, cutting and detailing your lino for print making. Traditionally when people lino cut you instinctively drive the cutting tool towards the hand restraining the medium, with this hand guard it covers your entire hand and protects it from any slippages and accidents that may occur preventing you from harm. The guard can be held at the corner of the block or on the surface of the material you want to carve close to the intended area to cut. Any slippages will be caught in the solid upright walls of the hand guard, which has been shaped ergonomically to fit left or right handed people at a very affordable price as it\'s a one piece molding. - Brand: Essdee - Essential safety measure for lino cutting or block print making - Ideal for multiple student environments - Protects right or left handed people