Works about the same as most tin snips I've used. It's a little tricky to get the sheet in between the scissors correctly, but once started it moves straight ahead. It doesn't "roll" the cut strip like the others, you can pull this strip aside as you continue. And. The strip it cuts is quite wide for such scissors. You lose about 3/16 inch gap between two carved leaves with the strip it cuts out. Be sure to trim off the unused, unwanted side of your "cut line" on the sheet, as this thing loses about 3/16 of an inch.