Making the ultimate skiving tool

[NMendes]

Hi all!

I need help into making the ultimate skiving tool.
Some people have successfully modified their woodworking block plane for leather skiving like here :

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Leathercraft/comments/ju4kdv/a_very_sharp_block_plane_makes_for_an_excellent/

here: 

https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/56645-block-plane/

and here : 

 

Lie-Nielsen 101 would make a terrific leather skiver but some work has to be made on the blade ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the results of my research, this post where a guitar maker (George Wilson) talks about using woodwork block planes for chrome leather skiving,

according to him, only W1 blades can do this impossible job (called T10 in its Chinese designation)

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?219830-Lie-Nielsen-A2-issue

 

Here is a video where a mini woodworking plane using T10 blade is used for leather (that seems to work great):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLY7EKQ5bXVhQcKmS9CTMP8ugcmyqz2_18&v=q5LUnBlD9uE 

 

 

And this Etsy page recommends M390 blades for their block plane :

https://www.etsy.com/fr/listing/531399102/flat-cuir-incurve-skiver-plane-wood?ref=landingpage_similar_listing_bot-2&pro=1&variation0=1480808566 

 

So, for modifying a Lie-Nielsen 101 into a leather skiver, do you think sharpening their A2 blade would suffise? If yes, at which angle?
Or should i ask someone to make a W1 (T10) or M390 blade specifically for the L-N 101?
If so, who can accept such a task?

Greetings from Paris all!

Edited February 6, 2021 by NMendes

[mike02130]

Do you already own a Lie Nielson plane?  I use one for trimming the edges of my work.  I haven't tried it for skiving.  I don't think it would work well for skiving leather because the mouth is so tight and you get minimal blade protrusion.  I dicked around with a couple of Stanley planes with their stock blades and they work.  If you're not a woodworker I suggest you save your money and buy a Stanley with an adjustable mouth.

[NMendes]

Thank you for your answer Mike, what makes the stanley better for skiving? Is that a blade matter? Don't you think i can get good results with a Lie-Nielsen?

I don't have one already but i love quality tools and their n°101 is truly appealing and looks like a onetime investment.

Lie-Nielsen + W1 blade or M390 should be great for skiving right?

As for Stanley, how would that work with chrome tanned leather?

Thanks!
 

[Webicons]

I have a Japanese boat type plane from Okada tools (wicked sharp blade out of the box).  What’s nice about it is that you can control the angle by rocking the plane. I have successfully skived chrome leather with some success but it’s traditionally used to square off or bevel corners.  The most I would try to skive are small pieces like card pockets.  Larger pieces come out too uneven.