Jigga

Thank you to all that have taken time to respond to my question. Taking into consideration the responses and me thinking about it further I have decided to wait before purchasing a skiver. I’m going to concentrate on learning how to use the tools I have already ordered and practice stitching, cutting and edge dressing before deciding what other tools to purchase in the future. I will study YT videos and no doubt raise lots of questions on this forum. Thanks again.

Thanks for the quick response. As I’m just starting out do you think it would be better to forget skiving for now and concentrate on getting stitching and edges right first before I think about learning to skive. Or should I try and learn the skiving skill in parallel to stitching and edge work? I have ordered a couple of reasonable quality stitching irons and an edge beveler so I’m thinking of trying to get the hang of these first before buying any skiving equipment. .

Hi all, I’m a total newbie. Just looking for what tools to buy, I have not even purchased any leather yet. I have started to purchase some basic tools. In the future I will be looking to make small items such as card holders, wallets, etc, My question is should I purchase a French style skiver which I understand is easier to master, or a Japanese style knife which I understand takes mote practice to skive with or buy neither and just concentrate on learning how to stitch and how to master edging techniques first. Sorry if this question has been asked previously. Looking forward to learning more about leather crafting.