Cutting metal flashing or sheet metal with tin snips need not be a bloody job, nor leave ragged, warped metal edges. A pair of leather gloves prevents bloodshed, and a few tips about the different ...

For the edging, we used scrap strips of copper sheathing. Use tin snips to cut them about 1/4 inch wider than the edge of your board. For the ends, cut the copper strips the same length as the ends of ...