Lino Safety Hand Guard

The Lino Safety Hand Guard is an essential safety accessory designed to protect hands during lino cutting activities. Constructed from durable high carbon steel, this tool is engineered to slot around a right-angle corner of lino, providing a sturdy barrier between hands and sharp cutting tools. Suitable for both left- and right-handed users, it is widely used in classrooms and studios to support safe lino printmaking practices. This hand guard allows students and educators to focus on their technique with greater confidence and reduced risk of injury, making it an ideal addition to any Visual Art toolkit. Its robust design ensures long-lasting performance across repeated use in high school art curriculums and beyond. A favourite among art educators, the Lino Safety Hand Guard helps students safely explore the creative and expressive possibilities of relief printing.

Educational Benefits

• Tool Safety - Encourages safe lino cutting practices and hand positioning during printmaking.
• Confidence Building - Allows students to engage with cutting tools securely and with less hesitation.
• Skill Development - Supports focused technique development in lino printing.
• Inclusion - Designed to accommodate both left- and right-handed learners with equal ease.

Classroom Ideas

• Printmaking Safety Unit - Introduce in demonstrations for safe use of lino tools.
• Relief Printing Lessons - Use during practical lino cutting sessions in Visual Art classes.
• Student Projects - Provide in group art activities where lino blocks are used to create repeated prints.
• Art Exhibitions - Enable students to safely produce detailed print works for display.

Product Specifications

• Material: High carbon steel
• Function: Protects hands from sharp lino cutting blades
• Design: Slots around right-angle corner of lino
• User Suitability: Left- and right-handed users
• Application: Lino cutting and relief printmaking

Pack Size: 1 piece