Originally Posted by KathyAire
I personally have a hard time throwing them away. I have a 3" X 24" that I used as a fly swatter and it's in three pieces now. I replaced it, but still have the other three parts that I use when I need a short ruler. I'm just cheap, what more can I say.
I save old rulers also. if you have access to a band-saw, they make great templates for all kinds of straight shapes.have one cut 6 1/2" square, 3 1/2", etc. cut your old mat into an 18 1/2" square for when you cut out panels, make pillows, etc. while talking band-saw---don't forget that you can cut through a full roll of freezer paper and make shorter rolls instead of wasting paper cutting off the big roll all the time. I do 3",4,5,6".