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A mat cutter should cost around $25 or so.  Always cut 
on top of something else (such as a very clean cutting 
mat or a scrap piece of matboard.  You can get a booklet
that has mat board colors for probably a few dollars, 
and if you want, you can get a set of mat corners (what 
the custom framers have when you try to pick your mat 
colors.  Of course, it's sort of expensive-- about $33 
per set (There are a few different sets).
     Cutting your own moulding (for frames) is really 
expensive, since you'll need to get a chopper.  They run 
around $1000 and up I think.  So either stick to ready made 
frames or buy the frame from a custom frame store.
     A few other notes:  How to cut a matboard:
1. Figure out what size frame you are using.
2. Mark the back of the matboard with a pencil and ruler.
3. Cut out the piece of matboard with a straight edge and 
   ruler.
4. Calculate what size opening you want, and figure out 
what the border width will be.  
5. Mark it on the back of the matboard with pencil, and 
be sure to extend the lines almost to the edge of the board.
6. Line up the metal straight edge along the line.  
7. Keeping the mat cutter up against the straight edge, 
slowly engage the mat cutter and cut the mat.
8.  Stop, rotate the mat, and cut the next edge. and so on.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.  The only thing 
I'm not real sure about is what you should use to suspend 
your cel in the frame.  I've been meaning to add a section 
about this to the cels guide, but I just haven't gotten 
around to it.  

           -Chad Kawakami