Jump to content
917

How To Split Down Leather Evenly?

Recommended Posts

Hi everyone,

I've some questions about how to split down a piece of leather evenly.

I have a Nippy leather skiving machine and from some books i've read, it says you can split down a piece of leather using those machine.

However, no matter how many times and what ways I've tried (include changing to a wider foot for the machine), the leather was never evenly skived down.

I've attached a photo of it. From it, you can clearly see the uneven leather marks.

Is it because i've done it in the wrong way? Or the book is wrong, which means i can't split down a leather using the nippy skiving machine?

If the book is wrong, then are there any good machines out there in the market which can help split down leather evenly?

I only know about the Weaver Machine. Its good but expensive.

Thank you :cowboy:

post-35914-0-81225300-1351155746_thumb.j

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

oh, not good. did you feed it all at once....or just skive a small amount at a time?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Lets say the leather needed to be thinned down is 10cm and the foot for the skiving machine is 3cm.

I had the leather run through the entire foot for 4 times to ensure the whole piece of leather gets thinned down evenly.

I'm not quite sure does this mean i skived it all at once or small amount at a time, as i did feed the leather through the machine for several times. And at the same time, the leather was fed through the entire foot all at once (instead of a small section of the foot) during skiving.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...