Northern Kentucky University

The Ellison Dies are located on the third floor of Steely Library. They are FREE to use anytime the library is open. You must supply your own paper.

What Are Ellison Dies?

The Ellison system uses a cutting machine and specially made dies to produce a variety of stencil-like cut outs. The dies come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles and can be used for bulletin boards, signs and displays, scrapbooking, and many other decorative and educational projects.

Steely Library owns four Ellison cutting machines: Two original lettermachines, one Prestige SpaceSaver, and one XL SpaceSaver. More information about the Ellison cutting machines is available at the Ellison Education Website.

Each die is made from a genuine birch cutting block and the finest quality, laser-accurate steel rule to perfectly cut many different materials and thicknesses. Steely Library owns numerous dies, including a 4" upper case block alphabet, a 3" lower case block alphabet, and a d'Nealian alphabet. A listing of the many dies available at Steely Library is available here.

Suggest A Die

To suggest additional dies that should be purchased for Steely Library, consult the Ellison listing of dies and forward the ordering information to Jennifer Smith at smithjen@nku.edu.