4 Ways to Thin Leather

[@greywindLOSP]

Have a old saw blade like that & a scraper, you have shown tools & ways I've never used! Thank you......ATB

[@amolpatil8777]

I use shaving blade with its handle, it works wonderfully Cheap effective and blade is sharper than any other tool

[@therealblurrybarber]

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

[@hughanderson7285]

Hand skiver works best with a stone. Especially feathering.

[@doalex2085]

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

[@speedylady]

What's the best way to thin/skive suede? Thanks

[@bigfoxki]

Thank you, this helped a lot.

[@sarawaksoldman3886]

Your simple knife very useful.thank show me your idea.

[@RebelYell95]

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.

[@SpirituallyRefined]

Yes!! It’s unnecessarily complicated for sure.

[@cattleNhay]

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..

[@gerardvanengelen9001]

Nice. I will stick to the simple knife for now 😄

[@mrdeer5585]

Thank you

[@EffinHawtSox]

Hi, what is the smaller machine brand? Thanks

[@tayabflame]

Can you help me please How to make leather is hard (stiff)

[@johnnyjohnson2894]

Cheers!

[@jamestong8492]

Thanks for the video. Have you got any good recommendations of where to buy leather in the UK?

[@Glory2Holly]

GH Leathers in Whitechapel, London

[@jamestong8492]

@@Glory2Holly That's great. Thank you.

[@forestwanderer1232]

Great video, Lois! Can you use any knife to thin leather or does there have to be a certain blade shape?

[@andrei-.]

any stright edge should work, but you have to be careful of the angles with a normal knife

[@patriotcam1776]

I skive my leather with a mora bushcraft knife.

[@albertswart3910]

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.

[@tariqhassan9672]

Can you recommend any machine for tapering ?

[@justinbryson352]

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.

[@johngonzalez3634]

I don't think it would be realistic or even structurally sound

[@Mutmut-bj1qp]

சூப்பர்👷

[@RascalLeather]

Each oz is 0.4mm

[@shellysun5348]

Hi, do they work for soft leather?

[@V3leathercraft]

1oz is .4mm and then multiples. That's it.🙏

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

Freedom Fractions!

[@hokanut]

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.

[@TheMeezy757]

I do this in my sleep literally #insider #tomatoes #beetroots #birds #pools

[@lordtanatos84kmkn59]

Americans, measuring thickness in weight.

[@blackly999]

Yikes and yucks