bikermutt07 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 The best option I have found for skiving an edge on a budget is a knife from Lisa Sorrell. I think the knives are 40 bucks. Watching her 2 YouTube videos about using them has finally given me the confidence to try a skived edge. I never had any luck with the safety or super skivers from Tandy. Here is a link for Lisa's knives.... https://sorrellnotionsandfindings.com/product/skiving-knives/ Here are the two videos... Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Halitech Posted August 2, 2019 Members Report Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) At £26.26,, it's not worth it. I paid $5.00CND and only the blades are worth it. You cannot adjust the angle, starting on short pieces is a pain and you can only do 1" wide at a time. There is another one that you can adjust the angle, it's more money but it's an infinitely better machine if you are looking to do the edge. I looked at the bottom and there it was https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leather-Craft-Edge-Skiving-Machine-Leather-Splitter-Skiver-Paring-Tool-DIY-809BP/223025244516?_trkparms=aid%3D888008%26algo%3DDISC.CARDS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131227121020%26meid%3D0c3db2dee20f47c89e3fe6132965f210%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D401795252129%26itm%3D223025244516%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982 Edited August 2, 2019 by Halitech Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
toxo Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Halitech, definitely looks like it's worth a look. Does anyone vouch for this one? Biker, I agree, doing a skive for a turned edge by hand does look scary. You'd make sure you did those edges before you invested in a load of work in case it went tits up. Matt, nice offer but if I can't sort it myself I might as well go out and buy it. I'll always be up for a cuppa or a beer should the opportunity arise. MDV, I can see me getting one of those soon. Edited August 2, 2019 by toxo Quote
toxo Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Posted August 2, 2019 Matt, you must use JT Batchelor a lot. I bought one of these from them for not a lot and it's a lovely piece of steel. This guy likes it a lot. Quote
Members Matt S Posted August 2, 2019 Members Report Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, toxo said: Matt, you must use JT Batchelor a lot. I bought one of these from them for not a lot and it's a lovely piece of steel. This guy likes it a lot. Not so much these days but I used be down there at least once a week. Good people. Barnesley make good tools, I use them daily. Quote
toxo Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Posted August 2, 2019 JT Batchelor told me the other day that they only do shoulders now so where's the go to place for leather and is it a postal job? Quote
Members Matt S Posted August 2, 2019 Members Report Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, toxo said: JT Batchelor told me the other day that they only do shoulders now so where's the go to place for leather and is it a postal job? That's news to me. I've bought plenty of different cuts from them in the past -- if true I wonder how they sell their nappas and calf leathers cos a shoulder of each of those would be quite tiddly. If you want to buy online, in no particular order you can take a look at Le Prevo, AA Crack, Metropolitan, Marcus Gear, Pittards, SC Hall, J Woods, Abbey England. Quote
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