06/11/2026
The next reel in my beginner leather making tutorials. This one is about the leather skiving tool. As you get into leather making you’ll find yourself come across a problem that will usually have a tool for it. Since straps and belts are some of the first projects people take on I wanted to briefly introduce the skiving tool. I like to focus on tools that are easy to access, use and cost friendly. So while there may be more advanced ways of doing this, those ways aren’t necessarily something you should be looking into if you’re just starting out. Start small and practice and if you find yourself wanting to expand your leather knowledge then there are so many amazing books, classes and how to’s out there to explore. They will also be easier to understand once you develop a base to build off of. I’m keeping these tutorials very simple and trying to not to overload them with information. These are just to help those who need some guidance when it comes to each of these pieces I talk about. There’s always more info and research you can do afterwards once you’re pointed in the right direction.