i do thin leather for watch straps for example, i dont have a bell skiver either. I made a Strip thinner, really simple design. i dont have a picture handy because i am at work now, but you can see it on my Instagram profile : https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rRqzNBydF/ mine can be adjusted in height and angle, to find the perfect skive

Thanks!!

@Fadi i do have a sewing machine though, it is one of those shoe patcher things that you have to turn by hand, i do everything on that machine now. but you can imagine it isnt a pleasure to work with it

yeah, there is a pic on my instagram if you have that: @slabbekoorn_leather_works if you check google Pics, you can also view it without an instagram account: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webstagramsite.com%2Ftag%2Fdopp%3Fpage%3DQVFBbVhmUEZHMFpZTVd2UVZIbFpjQTJiQzM0MVNrU2NpM1dWOGYtZzI5SDdfMGFNRTV6Si04SzZoc2pMYkVRS1V0SjdCUUJBelFadjUtdzNnNVpaX1p2Uw%253D%253D&psig=AOvVaw0w5uEOXNDP8MupsxDDZH2n&ust=1583833063116000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCIiw4oqMjegCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE the design itself has changed quite a bit, but stitching in the corners is quite difficult if they arent skived, so for now i think a skiving machine is defenitely a better option for me

Thanks! Sounds like a great deal indeed, and even though im not struggling, i can see where you're coming from. its just that i dont want to invest all that money at once. I don't know if it makes a difference, but i live in the Netherlands, and the Leather buisiness is not as active as it was back in the day. there are only a few company's that sell leather machines, and looking for second hand ones is near to impossible. however, i might try it outside of the NL. An industrial leather sewing machine costs roughly €2500 here and bell skivers go for about €1500. but i might be looking at the most expensive brands :P shipping from the UK is a good option though, but Tysew doesnt ship here... :(i'll see what i can do

yeah i did, but i dont have a good looking buckle to put on it. I made the underside with white goatskin that I dyed with brown leatherstain, which didnt really turn out the way i wanted... something to take into account for the next time i guess. but overall im quite pleased with the result :)