I see I did use the word "cut". In fact I do tear... much quicker to begin with. That said I suppose if you have a very accurate cutting device it shouldn't make all that much difference. The pre-cuts one gets from Renner don't seem to have a problem lacking a rough side. Don't really know when you first mention it. I always try and twist the bushing a tad so the joint isn't a straight line. I'm not really sure that that does any good either :).... but its what I learned to do so force of habit I suppose. Cheers RicB Isn't tearing supposed to be better, if you are making your own? The rough weave left, intertwines with the opposite side. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
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