Push Skiver

[Horsewright]

As many of you know, Paul Long and I collaborated some years back on a skiving knife. He designed it around skiving knives he had used for decades and I built it with the main goal being BETTER edge holding ability. Something ya didn't have to sharpen every time you used it. Quite a few folks here in Sheaths and Such have ordered one over the years.

I also have a push skiver, a Blanchard. Blanchard is a French company that has been making leather working tools for many years. While it will get stupid, ugly, nasty, sharp, it will only hold it for minute. Couple cuts and you are done. I tend to use a push skiver more than Paul's skiver, we just work differently. But I got to thinking if I can fix Paul's deal, should be able to fix mine. After a couple of prototypes this is what I came up with. Just like Paul's the idea was BETTER edge holding ability. Got it!

Handled in elk, it is AEB-L stainless at 63RC.

Beveled on one side to a zero edge.

And it cuts.

In action:

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByG368alGVn/

This one is shipping out this morning to a fellow BF member. Whadya think?

 

[Robber58]

Dave,
That looks amazing! I can't wait to get it. I have several projects in work where it will help greatly.
Randy

 

[kenjal]

Nice, I bet it's a dream to use.

 

[duramax]

I think I really like it !!!!! That looks great !!!!!

 

[Bigfattyt]

Nice!! I have a few biger sheath projects I need to stop procrastinating!

Finally got a drill press and it should make my sheath work a little easier. Punching the holes has always been a pain on my thick sheaths!!

I have a few replaceable blade skivers, but usually use a home made knife for it. Not ideal, but it is what I have.

 

[sheathmaker]

Nice, Dave. I truly think that the AEB-L is the key to edge retention. I still love my Horsewright special edition skiving knife, and us it multiple times daily. Not only is the edge retention great, but the edge wear from multiple sharpenings is minimal.

Paul

 

[ANovinc]

I like it, Dave! I currently use a combination of one of the safety type skivers along with my inexpensive round knife to do my skiving. (Kind of a combo-push/pull method I guess--just how I taught myself but likely not the most efficient way to go about it.) It'd def. be nice to have a dedicated skiver to pull out when I need it--This will be on my wish list !

 

[Horsewright]

Dave,
That looks amazing! I can't wait to get it. I have several projects in work where it will help greatly.
Randy

Thanks Randy! Ya know I'm not sure I realized your BF handle. If you mentioned it when we talked I forgot. Anyhoo, Nichole has been using the one I made for us and she really likes it too.

Nice, I bet it's a dream to use.

Thanks!

I think I really like it !!!!! That looks great !!!!!

Thanks!

Nice!! I have a few biger sheath projects I need to stop procrastinating!

Finally got a drill press and it should make my sheath work a little easier. Punching the holes has always been a pain on my thick sheaths!!

I have a few replaceable blade skivers, but usually use a home made knife for it. Not ideal, but it is what I have.

Yeah I've tried all the different replaceable blade skivers too. Toss em. Pretty much useless. That was part of the idea behind Pauls' an my original skiver was those things are useless.

Nice, Dave. I truly think that the AEB-L is the key to edge retention. I still love my Horsewright special edition skiving knife, and us it multiple times daily. Not only is the edge retention great, but the edge wear from multiple sharpenings is minimal.

Paul

Thanks Paul. i think that is one of the really over looked advantages to AEB-L. Not only does it hold an edge well but it is so easy to resharpen. I was cutting out about 60 odd sheaths yesterday with my AEB-L roundknife. As soon as the edge started to drag just a touch on a buffer or a few licks on a strop and that edge is right back.

I like it, Dave! I currently use a combination of one of the safety type skivers along with my inexpensive round knife to do my skiving. (Kind of a combo-push/pull method I guess--just how I taught myself but likely not the most efficient way to go about it.) It'd def. be nice to have a dedicated skiver to pull out when I need it--This will be on my wish list !

Good deal Amy! Thanks.