Recently purchased an inexpensive skiving knife from J. Hewitt & Sons.
It needed some work to sharpen the blade correctly but for less than £6.50 it was worth a punt.
Very pleased so far and it seems to keep its edge well. I usually strop the blade every 5 or so cuts. Just need to wrap the handle now.
https://www.hewitonline.com/English_Paring_Knife_p/tl-070-pk.htm
An update on this knife. It was my go-to knife until recently. I’m now using knives from Crimson Hides in Singapore. They do two which are sharpened and tuned straight out of the box which is a bit of a bonus. They’re a little more expensive but the thing I like is that they are relatively small and more comfortable to use and keep their edge with the help of Phil’s stropping system!
It's going to be my first time grinding and polishing such knife. Buying two different grit diamond whetstones is about 50 pounds in Poland. Would you recommend getting such whetstones straight away or maybe it's worth to try with sandpapers on glass first? Or maybe for a compromise get coarse sandpapers and one diamond whetstone of 1000 grit?
Cheers
Damn it people! Now i have to buy that knife! Credit Card, here comes the most inexpensive leather tool purchase you have ever seen :D
It's the same knife made from the now closed factory of G. Barnsley and sons. I used the very same knife in my video 'Techniques Of The Blade', except mine was from Abbey England where it's £4.76 🤣
Good bit of carbon spring steel too.
i was actually torn between te one you got and this one:
https://www.hollanders.com/index.php/knife-leather-paring-english-right-handed.html
and my main issue was the 6 pounds one, how good could it be if it costs 6 pounds? The classic "its too cheap to be good" dilema. But since you tried it, i think i'll give it a go :)