quilt pads, not what you think

Your best bet will be to order either via Hobbby Link Japan or Rainbow 10.

Wave like most japanese companies don't deal directly with people from outside of japan, the few that did got burned badly(Fewture, Kaiyodo, Volks, etc.)

Also most japanese companies don't have english speakers, nor a system in place to handle overseas payments(most of them are a LOT smaller than you would think).

Any idea how to order from Wave outside of Japan?

I know me and my Wife used to share her cutting mat.

Recently Wave in Japan released this:

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?WAVHT-091

Good points:
1) mm & cm markings (no imperial markings though)
2) circle diameters (5mm ~ 50mm in 5mm increments)
3) Ankle indicators from 0~180 with 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 135, 150 premarked.
4) Grid markers for 1, 2, 3, 5 mm grids

Nothing really special I have seen tons of similar cutting mats in the arts supply section, sizes up to A1.

slim,

They're self healing cutting boards. My wife has a couple in her sewing room. Graphic artists (old school, not computer jockeys) used to use them for doing "cut & paste" work. So you can find the same thing in a place that sells art supplies. You can try places llike Office Depot, Koenigs, Staples, etc.

Because the measurement scales are screenprinted on, and the surface is a difficult one to print on, mm is too fine a scale to try and print. In most cases the scaling on some of these cutting boards can be as heavy as a a couple of mm just becuase of ink bleed or ink gain from printing.

Though there may be a brand out there that has mm, I wouldn't put too much reliance on how accurate the scale is. Your best bet would probobly be to buy one of the cutting boards and keep a good, etched or machined metal scale handy. You can use it for other things and the machine or etched scales are pretty accurate.

Mike

you can probably find a european one or maybe a canadian one?