Whats a decent japanese edge beveler and french skiver?

[ToddW]

I am looking for a decent Japanese edge beveler and French Skiver without breaking the bank..  Lots of Chinese stuff out there and would prefer not rebuying later but also didn't want to spend a fortune.  Looking for a good balanced brand on price and quality.

 

Todd

[Hardrada]

Try goodsjapan.com

[zuludog]

I use Tandy Craftool Pro, and as I have been saving money thanks to The Lockdown I treated myself to Palosanto, which are rather expensive. However I have heard good reports of Kemovan, which are sold via Etsy, though I haven't used them myself. And Goods Japan sell good mid - priced tools such as Seiwa, Kyoshin Elle, and others 

KemovanCraft Leather Craft Tools Customized Leather Working Tools

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Edited February 16, 2022 by zuludog

[Spyros]

anything from Kemovan or Kevin Lee is top notch.  They are Chinese by the way, in China.

[zuludog]

I've just remembered that Tandy sell Since tools, which are Chinese, under their name TandyPro, and I hear they're good, too

Shop TandyPro® Tools — Tandy Leather, Inc.

 

[DJole]

How about the Japanese-made (and style) Olfa skiver, sold here for 15 dollars:
https://www.rmleathersupply.com/search?type=product&q=olfa
It uses replaceable blades, also sold there. 

[MtlBiker]

On the recommendation of another member here, @Arturomex, I bought some Hidetsugu knives from Leather Craft Tools in Japan.  They arrived in less than a week and I'm super happy with them.  I bought them in 3 sizes and they were sharp enough to skive veg tan leather when I got them, but a bit more sharpening made them razor sharp.  I wish I'd also bought a smaller one, like 24mm (1")... I got 36, 42 and 48mm and so far I'm finding the 36 tho be the most useful.

 

[zuludog]

1 hour ago, MtlBiker said:

On the recommendation of another member here, @Arturomex, I bought some Hidetsugu knives from Leather Craft Tools in Japan.  They arrived in less than a week and I'm super happy with them.  I bought them in 3 sizes and they were sharp enough to skive veg tan leather when I got them, but a bit more sharpening made them razor sharp.  I wish I'd also bought a smaller one, like 24mm (1")... I got 36, 42 and 48mm and so far I'm finding the 36 tho be the most useful.

 

I think the most usual widths for JLKs are about 24, 32, & 36 mm. I've just measured mine and they are 33 & 35mm; I use them for both cutting & skiving 

If you don't use the wide ones you could try grinding or cutting off the trailing edge to make them narrower, or find someone who will do it for you. But be careful as it is easy to burn such thin hard steel, and you should go slowly with frequent quenching.

There are loads of YT videos about using & sharpening JLKs, watch as many as you have the stamina for.

[dans79]

9 hours ago, Spyros said:

anything from Kemovan or Kevin Lee is top notch.  They are Chinese by the way, in China.

I have a set (2,5,10 teeth) of 4mm round dent irons, and a V3 #1 edge beveler on the way to me from Kemovan based on recommendations i saw on the forum and other places around the web.

[ToddW]

Looks like one of the guys I follow on youtube has his own line of tools now..  The look pretty good..

 

https://littlekingsupplyco.com/collections/pricking-irons/products/edge-beveler