Selling my Nippy Skimini, a compact skiving machine made in Japan, purchased in February 2025 and still under warranty until 2026.
The machine is in excellent condition and comes with the full official set, including:
āļø Skimini Sharpener
āļø Sharpening stone
āļø 5 replacement blades
The machine is in excellent working condition. However, Iāve realized I rarely use it, so Iāve decided to sell it while itās still under warranty.
I tend to need a finer skiving edge, so I often reach for my skiving knife instead. That said, Iāve used the Skimini a few times and can share some insights based on my experience:
Who This Machine Is Best Suited For:
Crafters working with leather thicknesses of 1.3mm or above.
In my experience, the Skimini performs better with thicker leather. It skives cleanly when starting from around 0.4mm and up.
Vegtanned leather users.
It skives vegtan beautifully. Iāve tested it with Badalassi Carlo leather, and the results were smooth and consistent. It can even skive down to 0.3mm thin. (I personally donāt use much vegtan in my products.)
Those who work with quality chrome-tanned leathers.
It handles some chrome leathers wellāAlran Chevre, for instance, skives nicely.
Anyone with limited workspace or who need to rearrange their setup often.
At just 10kg and roughly A4 paper-sized, the Skimini is very compact and easy to move around.
Additional Notes:
Skiving thinner leather (under 1mm) requires more precise adjustmentsāespecially of the presser foot and knife-to-roller distance.
There are YouTube tutorials showing how to dial in the settings. The guy demonstrates skiving from 0.8mm down to 0.6mm.
Thatās a summary of my experience with the Skimini. If youād like more details or specific photos/videos, feel free to contact me here or better to message me on Instagram: @adithpr
The official price is at „245,300 exclude shipping.
Iām selling it at $1200, exclude shipping.
This will be worth considering for you whoād like to try this Japan technology š
Thanks for reading!