This invention relates to a beveller for a carpet. The beveller includes a rotatable blade for cutting material. The blade is mounted about an axis of rotation and has an edge which is non-linear radially. The beveller also includes a counter-knife having an edge mounted adjacent to the blade. The counter-knife edge generally conforms to a profile of the blade edge to permit the blade edge to pass adjacent the counter-knife edge, as the blade rotates, to shear material placed between the blade edge and the counter-knife edge.