Q&A for How to Cut Paper Without Using Scissors

If you don't have scissors, use an exacto knife to get precise cuts on paper.

No, plastic knives don't cut well. Better to cut it with scissors or just by ripping it by hand carefully.

It depends on the thickness of the stack. At some point, there is no easy way to cut it, and you'd be better braking the larger stack into smaller ones.

Don’t tear it out, you might rip the pages of the book. If it’s stapled, carefully take the staple out with a staple remover. Try not to rip the pages.

You can place a protractor on the paper and draw a line around it to help you know where you want to cut. Then tear the paper around it, forming the circle you want. If the protractor is too small/big you can find other household items to cut around, for example a plate or cup.

It should work, but you should heavily crease the paper where you want to 'cut' it first.

You can fold it and crease it really well, then fold it the other way and crease it really well again. Do that a few times and it should rip in a straight line pretty easily.