Members woo.gregory Posted Wednesday at 03:26 PM Members Report Posted Wednesday at 03:26 PM Hello everyone, ive been a long time lurker and this is my first time posting excited to be joining the community. Here's my issue and what I think might possibly work but afraid to try and id like to hear what everyone advises. I've got a large hide that id like to thin down to be more workable for what I need, buying a splitter isnt an option and manually skiving it with a knife or skiver is leaving me with ridges and is going take a hell of a long time. I was thinking of applying contact cement, letting it stand for a while and then placing a canvas over that and basically ripping some of the flesh side off, kind of like if you think about how someone gets hair waxed off their body. I got the idea from a mistake I made and trying to detach 2 pieces the way one side almost cleanly ripped a layer's worth of flesh off. Im wondering if anyone has any advice, tried anything similar with success or has another way to do this that wont make my arm full off from manually skivving thanks everyone! Quote
PastorBob Posted Wednesday at 03:35 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 03:35 PM Welcome from Southwest Missouri, USA. I think the method you describe will give you undesirable results. It would almost be worth buying a new piece at the thickness you need and saving this one for thicker jobs in the future. I have multiple rolls of leather, all different thicknesses. Quote In God's Grace, Pastor Bob "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 www.PastorBobLeather.com YouTube Channel
Contributing Member fredk Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM Contributing Member Report Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM I agree with wot he said Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted Wednesday at 04:30 PM CFM Report Posted Wednesday at 04:30 PM i would try a sander before giving up, I've thinned small pieces, straps, and such with a belt sander. I also do my edges with a belt sander. Personally, I would only thin what I need at the time because it is difficult. The sander will burn your leather, pretty easily, so you have to be careful!! Buying a thinner piece if you have the choice is preferable, then you have more leather for more projects lol. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members woo.gregory Posted Wednesday at 05:03 PM Author Members Report Posted Wednesday at 05:03 PM Holy shit you guys are fast. Did not expect a reply this quickly! To PastorBob's point I agree and normally I would but this pesky roll has been lying around for close to what feels like a millennium and id like to do something manageable with it rather than throw it out. it might just end up becoming a stack of new coasters to chuck123wapati, I dont have one unfortunately but ive tried a sanding down some bits with a drill attachment on a drill to varying success. I always seem to lose control of one thing or the other lol. Thanks guys!! Quote
Contributing Member Samalan Posted Wednesday at 05:09 PM Contributing Member Report Posted Wednesday at 05:09 PM scrub plane very very sharp Quote
Members woo.gregory Posted Wednesday at 06:11 PM Author Members Report Posted Wednesday at 06:11 PM hey thanks man didnt occur to me they made this for leather will check it out Quote
Members mdawson Posted Thursday at 10:56 AM Members Report Posted Thursday at 10:56 AM Belt sanders and sanding disk drill attachments, ouch, I can see where they'd go if I tried them, if I tried a power sander I'd go with a finishing sander or maybe a random orbital sander. I've heard of wood planes being used before although I would have thought a scrub plane would leave you with an undulating finish, I don't own one so I have no idea if this would actually be significant, personally I'd try a regular plane or a low angle plane, got an ideal piece of leather to try that out, yet another item on my looong ToDo list 😕 Mark Quote
Contributing Member Samalan Posted Thursday at 11:24 AM Contributing Member Report Posted Thursday at 11:24 AM 19 minutes ago, mdawson said: Belt sanders and sanding disk drill attachments, ouch, I can see where they'd go if I tried them, if I tried a power sander I'd go with a finishing sander or maybe a random orbital sander. I've heard of wood planes being used before although I would have thought a scrub plane would leave you with an undulating finish, I don't own one so I have no idea if this would actually be significant, personally I'd try a regular plane or a low angle plane, got an ideal piece of leather to try that out, yet another item on my looong ToDo list 😕 Mark Just the corners of the iron are rounded, you are right, a full ellipse on the edge would not be the way to go. I have done this, and it works very well. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted Thursday at 02:39 PM CFM Report Posted Thursday at 02:39 PM 21 hours ago, woo.gregory said: ive tried a sanding down some bits with a drill attachment on a drill to varying success. I always seem to lose control of one thing or the other lol. i don't doubt that a bit. Drills with attachments aren't Sanders, lol. A belt/disc sander is standard equipment in my shop. I use it on almost every project I make. they make great tool sharpeners also.😉 Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
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