Once upon a time there was a Lady called Lisa from Oklahoma, a master bootmaker with a passion for skiving... she asked a Gentleman called Bill... a master last-maker and educator to shoe makers of all levels to create a knife that could be used on the likes of kid and fine beading leathers...
Bill then took the classic design of the George Barnsley Clip Point Paring knife... cut it down and re-beveled it to create the perfect 7 degree bevel on both sides specifically required to skive the thinner leathers...
At George Barnsley & Sons we have now taken the old style 1.5mm thick O1 steel paring knife, hardened to 57 rockwell and used a machine beveller to create the consistant 7 degree bevel required
This #7 skiving knife is double bevelled and can be used for both 'push' and 'pull' skiving by both right and left handed users
Reviews
I bought this with bookbinding in mind. It was delivered well packaged and quickly. The blade was sharp from the box and was vibro plated / polished so different from the item pictured. I’ve tested it on very soft suede lining and samples of book binding goat leather and found it performed extremely well. I added a handle and cover, gave the blade a strop and it cut cleanly and evenly across both samples. Highly recommended, a longer version would also be nice.