Scraping, peeling and cutting vegetables, cutting and trimming meat, filleting and cutting fish, cutting bread.

Stone cutting: A diamond-impregnated saw blade is used to cut semi-precious stones and minerals.Stone grinding: The cut stone is ground and polished to a high surface finish.

The use of scissors for cutting paper and boards.The use of craft knives and scalpels, with and without cutting mats.

Guillotines for cutting paper and board.Scissor-action guillotines (shears) for cutting sheet metal.Notchers or nibblers.