KyGuy

I am glad it worked for you. Seems to tool better too.....grain seems to get tighter.

Try taking a piece os veg tanned leather and run it through a pasta roller. It tightens the grain, softens the leather and it is smooth like shoe leather.

it did not cut the leather....it compresses it. Nice part is it burnishes the backside and makes the grain tighter on the front side.Did the pasta roller skive the leather or smash it? From what I am reading I am leaning toward smashing it.... thats alot of pressure the roller is applying if it is smashing it. frontside of leather backside of leather again left to right....raw leather......rolled leather .....cased and rolled leather

Here is a pic of the leather. From left to right......stock leather.....rolled leather.....cased and rolles leather

here is a pic of some samples. Left to right untouched leather.....rolled leather....cased and rolled leather. it did not really gain any more in width.

Just wanted to introduce myself to the group and ask if anyone else haas tried this. Wanted to make a belt for my grandson and all i had on hand was a skirting side ....about 12 oz. leather. Saw a pasta roller in the kitchen so I cut a strip of leather, ran it through and came out with a strip about 6 oz.. leather is still soft and nice part is backside is burnished. Since i had no skiver had to try this. please let me know what you think.