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Hi Zoe and Keith Donegal Tweed tweed is stunning stuff - might use some in one of my designs at some point. Although it's over in Ireland, that's not really too far away. Have a great week. Emma

Hi Adam and Tony Nice to hear from some locals! Emma

Thanks for all the nice comments - lovely to meet you all. And all the advice I've had has been really useful - got my new skiving machine up and running... She's a beauty.

Thanks for the welcome! The community has already been so helpful - hopefully in time I can give something back.

Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Although I could get someone else to do it, I like to be able to try things when I have an idea, rather than having to wait - when I have an idea in my head I just want to try it. I'm off to see a re-conditioned German machine on Thursday. Fingers crossed it fits the bill. Emma

Thanks Ferg - what a great response. Good reminder about 'buy the best you can afford'. I've had so much trouble with rubbish tools, just don't want this to happen with something as expensive as a skiver.

Hello there - I'm new to the forum. Nice to meet you all. I'm based near Chester, England and I make bags. Mostly I work with British heritage cloths like tweed, but I've started working with leather too. I've been experimenting with putting leather bases on my bags and realise I need to buy a skiver – prototyping with a Dremel is getting tedious! I just couldn't get the consistency I needed with hand tools. So I've been researching skiving machines. In the UK it seems like there are three main options that I can afford: A Global SK111 A Wimsew W801 Or a re-conditioned German or Italian machine (the most expensive option). Anyone have experience of these machines? I think the top two are Chinese copies of some of the older European machines? Anything to avoid or be careful of? Many thanks Emma

Hello there I've been a lurker for a little while. I'm a British Bagmaker - I mostly use British textiles, but I like to dabble with leather too. And I obviously like to use leather for my handles. Although I'm fairly new to leather working I'm already addicted. My tool box is already over flowing - I've developed a bit of a thing for vintage tools... Hope to say hello to you all soon - on a mission to learn more about skiving (of the leather type). Emma