teddycrafts Report post Posted June 17, 2014 Recently i made a few stitchless crocodile watch bands, but unsuccessful at times. The problem is that crocodile skin breaks easiy if you are not careful with the skiving. I broke some already, i need to make it thin for it to be folded to form the loop..... i am making 24mm-26mm straps for panerai and other big watches, thickness of glued cowhide and crocodile must form thickness of 1.6-1.8mm. Therefore, it will be close to watch case. I am looking into skiving machine and don't know if it's possible to skive straps? For examle, my strap is 140mm long, and i need to skive the top 4cm to certain thiness. I found an affordable chinese built skiving machine online, but i am afraid i am on my own to learn how to use it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teddycrafts Report post Posted June 17, 2014 Or i might need a very sharp skiving knife, the skiving knife i use will stretch and change the shape of soft leather... as i am using calf skin for filling and backing. Do you guys think this website is trusted? I am planning to order one. http://www.handtools-uk.com/p1586-skiving-knife-osborne-ref-469b-uk-right-hand-us-left Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeSnuffie Report post Posted June 18, 2014 It looks similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRh7Z5my2iQ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
