Made from 52100 steel, this skiving knife makes cutting leather of any thickness a breeze. The steel has excellent cutting power and maintains sharpness for a long time. It is easy to strop and easy to sharpen. The handle is ash very well shaped Skiving knives are used for shaving thin layers off of leather and the strongway tools skiving knives have a wide edge ground to an angle with a flatter handle for working closer to the surface of your piece. The Knives are quite sharp, please be careful when you use them
