How To Sharpen A Cheap Skiving Knife

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@hamptonconsultants4815 11 ай бұрын

Great video. This is the kind of content beginners like myself need to see. I’ve been crafting with leather since 1978. 🙂

@sleavesleather 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Ummm…. 1978 and you still call yourself a beginner?! I’d say at least “seasoned pro”. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@hamptonconsultants4815 11 ай бұрын

@@sleavesleather when you think you are to the point you can’t learn anymore you need to reevaluate your ego and your skills.

@sleavesleather 11 ай бұрын

Totally agree, I’ve only been at this for a few years now - while I have some knowledge to share I still have much more to learn!

@geoffreyboyling615 10 ай бұрын

I have one of those knives I scraped and sanded off the red paint from the handle to reveal the wood, which has quite an attractive grain, and now it is more comfortable to hold I sharpened the edge on progressively finer oil stones to remove & grind out the tiny secondary bevel to make one bevel about 5mm long; by hand without using a honing guide, then followed it with a strop It has turned out surprisingly well, very sharp, and has become one of my favourite knives, for both cutting and skiving

@sleavesleather 10 ай бұрын

So many people still think just because it’s a $12 skiving knife there’s no way it can work. I agree that better steel will hold an edge for longer and may last for years with regular use and proper maintenance but you could buy 5 of these for the price of one high end knife and have them last nearly as long!

@ReadyUpGo 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your work and honest recounting of how you arrived at success. It could have been my story too, right down to the scar we both have at the root of our thumbs. 😜

@eelco_de_haan 2 ай бұрын

Did the same, but did flatten the back first. As it had giant high spots. It is essential to be flat to get the best edge out of it. Works like charm. Only doesn’t hold its sharpness as long as better graded steel would, as it remains chinesium steel.

@dimass.a1507 23 күн бұрын

I swear i bent the edge by accidentally dropping it corner first into a cutting mat. Right after spending like 20 minutes sharpening it. Lmao. I'm now searching for a better but still affordable knife.

@CyCrowFPV Жыл бұрын

Really good to see that it can be improved. I have the same knife but haven't used it long enough for it to be overly damaged yet. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. - Subbed!

@sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris!! Thank you for the comment and for subscribing. Happy to hear you found this useful. I’ve been using this skiver for almost a week now after sharpening and it still works as good as it did at the end of the video.

@JohnClothier 11 ай бұрын

that was really interesting!

@sleavesleather 11 ай бұрын

Thanks John! Happy to see you’re still around 👍

@gm_fatboy 11 ай бұрын

I have this Amazon "skiving" knife. Yesterday I spent almost 1 hour sharpening it and skive a piece of leather, but it doesn't work well at all. Of course, I didn't know the right way and used only leather strop with green compound, but still, I'm not happy. I don't wanna spend more money to buy one more sharpening/honing set and just think about buying a pro or almost a pro skiver. Could you recommend not a very expensive skiving knife? Thanks.

@sleavesleather 11 ай бұрын

I’ve never searched for one, I’m actually still using this same one. If I were to buy a new one, at a reasonable price. I’d look on Etsy, there are some really amazing knife makers on there that offer some great skiving knife options. I’d also reach out to the leather suppliers, most of them will have tools available and would be able to offer options in your price range.

@w4447 2 ай бұрын

I just got a amazon skiving knife. I sharpened it right out of the box but I have to keep sharpening it. It will not hold a edge. I am actually thinking about getting it to red hot and retempering it to hold a edge better.

@gregsmith284 8 ай бұрын

Push hedge when you sharpen and drag it when you strop

@sleavesleather 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’ve learned this since the video, even better skiver now!

@joeyveloso 2 ай бұрын

Tip, use mineral oil

@sleavesleather Ай бұрын

Will try it next time

@alxhiding Жыл бұрын

the problem is that your angle is way off. there is a better tool for this job specifically for skiving knives made by nattools, gets you a better angle than that. but it's not necessary, just doing it by hand will produce a better result due to better angle. also way too much polishing compound

@sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

Works great after the work I did in this video. I appreciate the insight though.