Tips & Tricks - How I Sharpen My Japanese Leather Skiving Knife - ASMR

Here's a video of how I sharpen my Japanese leather skiving knife. There is more than one way to do it, this is just how I do it usually. The stones I used are what I have lying around, but you can definitely use more/fewer whetstones to sharpen your knife depending on the condition of your knife.
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[@UriValdez]

Totally doing this

[@ScottieKieran23]

Just done it!! Amazingly sharp. 👍🏻

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Awesome! Glad it worked for you.

[@pgreenx]

Very helpful. Do you always need to use the 1000 or can you "generally and frequency just use the 5000? Thanks

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Yes, I use the 1000 every time. It brings your knife to a reasonably sharp state. If you only could have one, get the 1000. The 5000 is handy in the final stages but not a must-have.

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

Nice raindrop Damascus blade. Is it a production knife or a custom-built? Japanese made or else.

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Thanks. It’s a custom made knife.

[@CoreyTheBearded]

@@eternal_leather_goods Who made this skiving knife for you? I’m interested in getting one. Loved the video by the way

[@Dr.EmilioPesin]

Do you maintain the pattern of applying more pressure on the action of pulling towards yourself and holding very minimal pressure pushing strokes throughout every stone ?

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Yes, because if you push too hard and catch onto something, it’ll chip your blade.

[@itaintaproblem]

im having trouble sharpening truly flat on the angled side. as i push and pull i think i am tiliting and the result looks curved/rounded. any tips for this?

[@eternal_leather_goods]

You don't really have to sharpen the flat side. Just move it very very lightly along the stone to remove the burr of the blade.

[@ballislife9092]

I noticed when you stroped the knife it was in on a higher angle. Is this on purpose?

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Yes, I wanted to make sure to strop the very tip on the blade. But the angle of stopping isn’t as important as the stopping board is not a hard surface.

[@pralavpradhan4290]

Does a skiving tool work on crome tan leather?

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Yes, it works the same.

[@ahmadfaris8044]

I noticed one thing when skiving chrome tan.. the knife couldn't hold it's sharpness after a few strips. But stays sharper for longer when i use it on veg tan

[@mohamedbenmansour1243]

thanks for the video , to make it wet you use water or oil

[@eternal_leather_goods]

Water.

[@mohamedbenmansour1243]

@@eternal_leather_goods thanks you

[@ZippedUpKitz]

My skiving knife is still soooo dull… I’ve done just about everything I can think of to sharpen it too… my SAK, kitchen knives and bush crafting knives are razor sharp… but I cant get this darn skiving knife to sharpen… I"m beginning to think the steel is too soft… going to look into getting a different skiving blade…

[@patriciagleve4784]

How did that work out - did you get a new skiving knife or did the other one sharpen in the end?

[@Hourox11]

I have the same problem, I bought a tool for walls and cement and sharpened it but it is soft and I think it is the problem. I managed to sharpen it torazor sharp but it takes 10 times more time and one angle ends up wider than the other...

[@ZippedUpKitz]

@@patriciagleve4784 I chucked the bloody thing in the bin… the steel was just too soft… I bought another blade and it holds an edge… I keep it sharp by pulling it back over a strop every time I use it…

[@ZippedUpKitz]

@@Hourox11 I ended up just chucking that one I had in the bin… I bought a different blade from a different seller and have never had a problem with it,,, i pull it back over a strop every time I use it and it has held its edge with no issues….