How to cut 1cm off end of Ikea wooden blinds

That's why I put project in inverted commas! I didn't see the point of it at the time but I was only 16. It sure taught me how to use different grades of hand files correctly though. We went on to make a full set of hand tools, including the toolbox to put them all in. I still have it and get it out every so often to have a look at them. My son (6 years old) cannot believe I made them especially the vice.

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John

But we're not talking about filing 1cm off a single block of wood, we're talking about taking off 1cm from a chunky compounded blind. So by the time it's bound together it's going to be more like 40cm x 1cm.

saws" takes a bit of

Completely agree, and if the OP doesn't have one, then this is a good time to get one. Perfect for this job; Trade name = "Shark saw", or something?, can be found in Homebase / Screwfix, so not hard to come by.

It's a horrid job, though. Especially if one is not fond of sports. I found that my schoolmates who excelled on the football field were also pretty good at filing and fitting. They seemed to have a natural talent for judging distances. Me, I was hopeless, both at filing and at football. Perhaps it was the ones like me who needed to find an alternative way who were behind many inventions. Needs must, as they say!

MM

One option is to just trim the few at the bottom where the tiles are.

MJ

Another option is to take a hammer to the tiles.

Owain

saws" takes a bit of

That was exactly how I cut down a wooden slatted blind... taped it together, held it on a workbench and cut the end off with a small shark pullsaw.