Lois shows you multiple different methods for thinning leather, using a knife, a skiver, a mini splitter and a Cobra Splitting Machine. The Store: benandloisorford.com/store/
Nice! You made a little Kiridashi knife! I thought I was the only person that uses a kiridashi for skiving. They're almost the same as a regular Japanese skiver but a little different and better in my opinion. Good to see someone else agrees
Yeah, I would be happier if we listed the thickness of leather in mm but we Americans are bullheaded and don't want to convert to metric. I wouldn't need a caliper or a oz to mm conversion chart when I need to know how thick a piece of leather is at the shop. All well, the more you know.
What would be the best way to thin leather on a spinning wheel? (Crowning leather bandsaw tires) would a rasp work as good on leather as rubber you think? Would be pretty dangerous to hold anything sharp while wheels spinning..
Hi, is it possible to thin leather down to .5mm (1/2mm)? I purchased some leather at the leather shop, and the thinnest they have is about 1mm. I need it to be thinner than that. Thanks.
Measuring leather thickness by weight makes about as much sense as calling a car hood a bonnet. 😏 MM would really be much more sensible. Nice shop you have there BTW.
Have a old saw blade like that & a scraper, you have shown tools & ways I've never used! Thank you......ATB
Your simple knife very useful.thank show me your idea.
Thank you, this helped a lot.
Nice! You made a little Kiridashi knife! I thought I was the only person that uses a kiridashi for skiving. They're almost the same as a regular Japanese skiver but a little different and better in my opinion. Good to see someone else agrees
I use shaving blade with its handle, it works wonderfully
Cheap effective and blade is sharper than any other tool
Thank you
Yeah, I would be happier if we listed the thickness of leather in mm but we Americans are bullheaded and don't want to convert to metric. I wouldn't need a caliper or a oz to mm conversion chart when I need to know how thick a piece of leather is at the shop. All well, the more you know.
Cheers!
Nice. I will stick to the simple knife for now 😄
What would be the best way to thin leather on a spinning wheel? (Crowning leather bandsaw tires) would a rasp work as good on leather as rubber you think? Would be pretty dangerous to hold anything sharp while wheels spinning..
Hand skiver works best with a stone. Especially feathering.
How can I get one of those machines! That’s just what I need! I work with a lot of saddle scurting the 05-03-02
Can you recommend any machine for tapering ?
What's the best way to thin/skive suede? Thanks
I didn’t see you demonstrate the smaller black skiver… can it be used on the corner edge of leather lace?
A great video!
Please be aware of where you rest your left hand when the machine is running. To me it seemed a bit too close to those rollers.
Freedom Fractions!
Hi, what is the smaller machine brand? Thanks
Can you help me please
How to make leather is hard (stiff)
Each oz is 0.4mm
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Great video, Lois! Can you use any knife to thin leather or does there have to be a certain blade shape?
any stright edge should work, but you have to be careful of the angles with a normal knife
I skive my leather with a mora bushcraft knife.
Thanks for the video. Have you got any good recommendations of where to buy leather in the UK?
GH Leathers in Whitechapel, London
@@Glory2Holly That's great. Thank you.
Hi, do they work for soft leather?
1oz is .4mm and then multiples. That's it.🙏
Hi, is it possible to thin leather down to .5mm (1/2mm)? I purchased some leather at the leather shop, and the thinnest they have is about 1mm. I need it to be thinner than that. Thanks.
I don't think it would be realistic or even structurally sound
Measuring leather thickness by weight makes about as much sense as calling a car hood a bonnet. 😏 MM would really be much more sensible. Nice shop you have there BTW.
I do this in my sleep literally
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Americans, measuring thickness in weight.
Yikes and yucks