Schärf-Fix 2000

[esantoro]

LadyK,

Well, I finally did get this machine and am actually quite surprised how well it works with 5/6oz veg tanned and chrome tanned leather. For best results I will have to go through quite a few blades. The OEM blades, while very sharp, are paper thin. Do you know if thicker standard blades are readily available? All I know is that I can get 100 generic blades for $19 from Talas here in Brooklyn. I'd also like to find a knife maker to make a few custom blades that could be sharpened, honed, and polished.

I'd love to hear more about any tips for using this machine.

Thanks for all your advice.

Ed

Ed,

Please read what everyone has to say about this tool, it's good at what it does but the types of leathers you wish to skive, pare, etc. are far too heavy for the Scharf-fix. It is good for garment leather nothing else; it's not a splitter. I personally wouldn't use it for anything but paring down 3/8" around an edge for making folds in very soft garment leather. You do have to change blades often or use expensive coated blades even with this light weight leather. As nicely engineered as ths tool is, when I move into a larger work space I will be getting a power skiver as others have described elsewhere in this posting. Although I will most likely never use it on heavy leathers it would non the less save me LOTS of time.

If you do purchase this tool let me know and I will give you a few tips on how to use it effectively.

[esantoro]

I've found out that generic double-sided blades work just as well as the OEM blades, but not all blades are created equal. The cheapest blades that work very well are the Dorco-301 stainless steel $8/100. Vidyut Super-Max, which are easy to find at $.99-Stores in NYC are horrible.

LadyK,

Well, I finally did get this machine and am actually quite surprised how well it works with 5/6oz veg tanned and chrome tanned leather. For best results I will have to go through quite a few blades. The OEM blades, while very sharp, are paper thin. Do you know if thicker standard blades are readily available? All I know is that I can get 100 generic blades for $19 from Talas here in Brooklyn. I'd also like to find a knife maker to make a few custom blades that could be sharpened, honed, and polished.

I'd love to hear more about any tips for using this machine.

Thanks for all your advice.

Ed