Alternative For Tandy's Skiver Blades?

[Suicide]

Hi guys,

Can you please recommend something more cheap instead of Tandy's blades for their safety beveler/ skiver?

I bought "100-pack" of razor half blades for 25cents and they work just perfectly in their lacer. But being put into that skiver , it starts really to shave not to skive the leather.

So any suggestions/recommendations ?

Thanks in advance!

Edited January 3, 2012 by Suicide

[Sovran81]

I think I saw this on the AWPA site but I dont recall for sure. The poster uses standard box cutter blades which are much cheaper and available everywhere. He places the blade between 2 plates of aluminum at a depth equal to the notches on the sides of the blade and holds it all together in a vice. Then using another plate of aluminum as a punch and a hammer strikes the exposed back of the blade sideways which snaps the blade off even with the plates of aluminum. He claims these blades work great in the Aussie strander and skivers. I hope this is what you were looking for. They are stiffer than shaving razors so it should fix your problem.

[Suicide]

I think I saw this on the AWPA site but I dont recall for sure. The poster uses standard box cutter blades which are much cheaper and available everywhere. He places the blade between 2 plates of aluminum at a depth equal to the notches on the sides of the blade and holds it all together in a vice. Then using another plate of aluminum as a punch and a hammer strikes the exposed back of the blade sideways which snaps the blade off even with the plates of aluminum. He claims these blades work great in the Aussie strander and skivers. I hope this is what you were looking for. They are stiffer than shaving razors so it should fix your problem.

Thanks, Joe.

Method sounds a bit brutal but I'll give it a try as it costs almost zero

Edited January 4, 2012 by Suicide