NewYorkerInSydney Report post Posted March 4, 2010 Hello friends, i use a shaving razor type tool to bevel edges and shave my leather down at the crease where I bend it to glue it. This tool is fine except the razor wears out after about two or three uses and I have to keep replacing the blade which is fast becoming expensive for me. I heard that I can use a skiving knife to skive the edges and thin out the middle of my leather where I bend it and flip it over to glue the pieces together. It seems like a skiving knife would work for me because I can just resharpen this tool as I need and not have to constantly replace blades. I have done a search but nothing comes up within my price range. Will you all be so kind as to recommend me some nice skiving knives that I can buy for under $40 please? Please do not recommend anything that costs much more than that as I am not interested. I need to keep my cost down. I really appreciate any links to vendors or websites, etc. Thank you so much as usual for all your help. Many kind regards, New Yorker in Sydney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClayB Report post Posted March 4, 2010 You can extend the life of the razor blade in your skiver by taking it out and stropping it. You have to be pretty careful how you hold the blade while doing this so you don't cut yourself. When I was told about stropping the blade, I found out that you could get a LOT more life out of the blade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colttrainer Report post Posted March 4, 2010 Why take it out to strop? I strop mine right in the skiver, I strop & turn it over & re-strop from time to time. Blades seem to last me for ever. Al Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewYorkerInSydney Report post Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) Hello good folks, thanks for your replies. I have attached a photo of the skiver/shaver tool I use. I can't image stropping those itty bitty blades and I can't see how it is that you would strop it while the blade is still attached to the tool. How do you do it? I am interested to know. In the meantime, anyone else have any skiver recommendations for me? Thank you SO much! NYIS Edited March 5, 2010 by NewYorkerInSydney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colttrainer Report post Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) Hello good folks, thanks for your replies. I have attached a photo of the skiver/shaver tool I use. I can't image stropping those itty bitty blades and I can't see how it is that you would strop it while the blade is still attached to the tool. How do you do it? I am interested to know. In the meantime, anyone else have any skiver recommendations for me? Thank you SO much! NYIS set the tool down on your strop & push away from you, unscrew the blade turn over & repeat. Edited March 5, 2010 by colttrainer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewYorkerInSydney Report post Posted March 5, 2010 set the tool down on your strop & push away from you, unscrew the blade turn over & repeat. Hello Coltrainer, after you suggested I do that, I went on a mission to figure out what you were talking about and how to do what you were talking about. In just these few hours since your post, I learned how to make a strop and already made one and figured out how to strop the blade on the razor. I did it! All those dull blades are sharp again. Do you know how thrilled I was?! I proceeded to skive everything in site. I was logging on just now to thank you guys and saw your message. Thanks very much for telling me about that. I am happy to reuse all these blades. I just hated the idea of buying so many. I was going through dozens of these every week and that's just wasteful. Big thanks. Sydney girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colttrainer Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Hello Coltrainer, after you suggested I do that, I went on a mission to figure out what you were talking about and how to do what you were talking about. In just these few hours since your post, I learned how to make a strop and already made one and figured out how to strop the blade on the razor. I did it! All those dull blades are sharp again. Do you know how thrilled I was?! I proceeded to skive everything in site. I was logging on just now to thank you guys and saw your message. Thanks very much for telling me about that. I am happy to reuse all these blades. I just hated the idea of buying so many. I was going through dozens of these every week and that's just wasteful. Big thanks. Sydney girl Glad I could help. I to got tired of buying so many, also got tired of removing them to strop so started doing in the tool. I only turn the blade over every so often, not every time. Have fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
