Skiving 1 3/4 Belts

[paprhangr]

where do you get the blades? they look like the injecter type blades I use to use for shaving but walgreens, publix don't have them

[Chief31794]

where do you get the blades? they look like the injecter type blades I use to use for shaving but walgreens, publix don't have them

Tandy, SLC, etc. They come 10 to the pack and that will last a long time.

Chief

[Grandpa]

you know what...i have a belt/disc sander. maybe I'll try the belt sander...sounds like it might be easier to use...

I bought a small palm sander from Harbor Freight, works great!

[millwork]

thanks for all the good ideas. I also have a belt sander, osalating sander, I was also thinking of using a power jigsaw with a wide blade, I am just about all healed up from a band saw accident that just cut into my finger nail about a month ago they will cut just about anything. just be careful and keep yours finger out of the way!!!!!!!!!

[MM2CVS9]

Quoted from Tree Reaper - I use a block plane.

Looked like a good idea, as I have several block planes. Honed the blade, but it didn't do well. Maybe I didn't get it sharp enough. Any suggestions?

EJ

Edited July 2, 2015 by MM2CVS9

[zuludog]

You could do what I did before I got a skiving knife

Lay the belt close up to the edge of your bench, across in front of you. Might be easier if you raise it slightly, say on a 1/2" strip of wood

Get a cheap snap blade knife and extend the blade fully

Slowly but firmly work /cut the blade into the leather, using an in-out motion, forwards & downwards. This means you would be cutting across in front of you; if you are right handed that would probably be from left to right.

Hold the bulk of the strap on the left with your left hand and pull it taught. Fix down the extreme right end of the leather with a drawing pin/thumb tack to prevent it sliding around

Alternately treat yourself to a round knife, and learn how to sharpen it.

[Nuttish]

Is this what you mean?

Bench splitter (bottom) in 2 seconds or skiving knife (top) in a few minutes:

[efsam]

http://imgur.com/a/nLYqL

I made my own leather splitter which works a lot better than the hand skiver or small plane I was using before.

[Oldtoolsniper]

http://imgur.com/a/nLYqL

I made my own leather splitter which works a lot better than the hand skiver or small plane I was using before.

Pictures we can look at without having to download an app would be nice.

[MM2CVS9]

Thanks for that. Gonna try to make one like it. What did you use for the cutting blade. I saved the pics for reference.

EJ