Current mat board/window cutter options?

[GregY]

Not good to be nitpicky about a fly in the ointment ... but I was a bit disappointed how to see how all the fresh matcutting for the most impressive museum display of AA's life work I've ever seen had the corners of every single window mat a bit skewed (or "hooked" as pro framers would call it). We're talking about tens of thousands of dollars of custom work in that case, for sake of a single brief display. No, the framing itself was never intended as the main attraction, but it was an annoying distraction for something of this level of importance, a mismatch. And I wasn't the only person who spotted it; even some of the general public did, and were whispering.

Amazing what you see after the struggle to perfect one's own skills at turning out pro quality bevelled window mats.

 

[MTGseattle]

This thread inspired a bit of curiosity regarding the current crop of easily available higher-level cutters. I like the look and spec sheet of the Logan 855, and it seems to be almost apples to apples with the Fletcher 2200. Neither of them is something I need to shell out that kind of money for right now.
As is typical whenever curiosity strikes me, there is a used Fletcher 2100 for sale locally.

 

[MattKing]

I use a small (16x20 maximum) and very basic, amateur level cutter made by a small company that was based in central Washington state until it recently ceased business - it is branded Altos.
It uses a very ingenious and simple adjustment system.
It wouldn't fulfil the OP's needs, although they did have a much larger and more capable model that I have never seen, and would like a chance to use.
In my experience, if I have mats to cut, if I haven't cut any for a while I probably should do a couple of practice cuts first on some of the weirdly coloured matboard I have at the bottom of my inventory, because I'm always better at doing the cutting after I've cut a couple of windows .
I did a demonstration of the Altos cutter for my Darkroom Group a while back and it was a miracle - despite not having used it for a while, first mat cut, and no hooks or overcuts, and not a wavy cut to be seen!
I bring all this up, because of the comments up-thread about the pros and cons of having others do your mat cutting for you. I think it is a huge advantage to me that the cutter I have allows me to be able to cut my own mats. It adds flexibility to my printing decisions. I hate having to fit a print into a pre-determined size, because of the economics or ease of use enforced by needing to use pre-cut mats. If you are selling your prints, a professional framing shop's charges can have a massive impact on your profit margin! And if you like to give your prints as gifts, it can force you into really unfortunate decisions.

 

[Milpool]

Keencut is the way to go for all you famous guys matting lots of prints.