How do you cut through book pages?
For an art project I need to take one of those old, thick, hard-cover books and transform it into something else. But my problem is I need to cut through the pages... and it will take me AGES to do with a craft knife!
All the electric tools i have tried have ended up burning the pages!
Any suggestions appreciated 
i hope its a text book or something!
sadly i think a craft knife would be the easiest way to so it. if your cutting them all the same you could make a template out of some hard plastic (like from packaging) or cardboard might make it a little easier.. i don't really like the idea of cutting up old books tho.
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