Another Custom Skiving Knife

[rawcustom]

I finally got some time to work on my knives. This one is the same pattern as the last one (6.5" x 1.5" steel stock) but is slightly thinner steel with a finished thickness of 0.95". The steel is Elmax produced by Bohler Uddeholm, professionally heat treated to 62Rc by Peter's Heat Treat of PA. Elmax is a 3rd generation powder metallurgy stainless steel. It is one of the "super steels" that's starting to make it's way into the knife world. This is my favorite stainless steel, gets incredibly sharp and holds an edge a very long time, plus it is more corrosion resistant that 440c. The handle is a stabilized spalted Hackberry, professionally stabilized by Moore's Stabilizing Service of TX. Pins and throng are 304ss, and the back of the handle has an alignment spacer just like my first.

Price is $200 Shipped, and that is USPS priority with insurance. If you want to upgrade you pay the difference. Paypal.

Thanks for looking.

[rawcustom]

Should add that I will be away from my computer after Friday morning for a week. Here's a link to some info on Elmax steel.

http://www.uddeholm.com/stainless_knife_steel.htm

[rawcustom]

Bump for tax refund time of year. Old post, but I haven't tried to sell this skiver, so it's still in my inventory, scalpel sharp and ready to work. If you are serious about quality in tools, than this is the skiver for you.

[rawcustom]

I am interested in possible trades on this knife as well. I'm currently in the market for pricking irons, pricking wheels, stitching markers (not overstitchers), quality tooling leather from 4oz to 10oz, exotic hides (even scraps big enough for knife sheath inlays), horse butt for strops, lacing, lacing chisels, 0.8 tiger thread, and stamping tools (I only have a few outside the basics).

As you can tell I'm focusing on building my leatherworking tool and material inventory and I'm open to quite a few items that I could use. To sell this skiver for cash is just adding a middle man since I'm going to invest the sale into some of the items listed. This is a great skiver, but I've already built myself one just like it so it needs to move on.

[tanda4]

Do you have a website?

[WyomingSlick]

I am interested in possible trades on this knife as well. I'm currently in the market for pricking irons, pricking wheels, stitching markers (not overstitchers), quality tooling leather from 4oz to 10oz, exotic hides (even scraps big enough for knife sheath inlays), horse butt for strops, lacing, lacing chisels, 0.8 tiger thread, and stamping tools (I only have a few outside the basics).

As you can tell I'm focusing on building my leatherworking tool and material inventory and I'm open to quite a few items that I could use. To sell this skiver for cash is just adding a middle man since I'm going to invest the sale into some of the items listed. This is a great skiver, but I've already built myself one just like it so it needs to move on.

Pretty knife........but what about it's performance as a skiver? As they say....."the proof is in the pudding". Would be nice to see some good pictures of a range of leathers it has been used to skive on.

[rawcustom]

Tanda4, I try to keep an active stream of pictures posted on my FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/rawknives

WyomingSlick, I use this same pattern/material skiver in my knife shop every time I make a sheath. I've used it on veg tan leathers from 4oz-12oz.I'm not sure how showing pictures of skived leather will prove much of anything. Skiving leather is just as much skilled technique as anything else. If you are interested in performance I have listed the steel, Rockwell and professional heat treat service used on this knife along with a link to the manufactures description. I could post more links if you like, but I would encourage you to do your own homework rather than take my word. Elmax is an incredible knife steel and has proven itself to me and many satisfied customers over and over again. No, it's not cheap, even pocket knives that use it start around $150-200. It sells well to educated buyers who understand the investment in better material. I set out to make my leather knives because I wasn't impressed by the commercial alternatives in the industry. I could make cheaper blades, and cheaper handles, but this would not be improvement over what I can buy from Tandy. Besides, I'm not a 'no refund, no return' person. If you used my skiver for a couple weeks and decided you would rather have the 'Made in China' option, send it back. As long as the knife wasn't damaged in your care then I'll refund your money and all you're out is the shipping of maybe $5-6.

Making knives is part of my Get-Rich-Never scheme. My prices reflect just enough to keep my business in business. Someday I hope to have a big enough name to actually make some profit, for now I'm more interested in getting quality blades into the right hands to help promote my knives.

[rawcustom]

Knife is sold, moderator please move appropriately.

Thanks