Dumb leather question

[Chainsaw]

Am looking for some 2-3mm thick leather for a couple of projects and rather than buy it, it er popped into my head that I could take a bit off the half a cow of 4mm I have, tack it to a board and attack it with a belt sander. Sort of industrial skiving

Would this work other than a chance of burning due to friction or is it completely wibble fishbag?? I was going to just try it but most of the half cow is earmarked for other things and didn't want to ruin a couple of sq feet.

Thoughts welcome!

Cheers,

Alan

 

[saddler]

Tell Matron to increase your dose...you're almost there

You're on the right track but using the wrong kit to get there

You'd need to SKIVE the leather to make it thinner - either using a bench mounted specialist skiver, an electric skiver....OR a hand-held skiving blade/tool (not ideal, but better than power sanders!!)

The method you had planned would have resulted in quite a bit of leather dust

If you know what asbestos is like, leather dust is just down a bit on the after-effects scale!!

(Got a hell of a telling off in the factory one day for edging belts on a polishing wheel without wearing a face mask...my days are numbered....maybe)

 

[brancho]

Tthe electric plane and a dust mask and vacuum cleaner it is then

 

[Chainsaw]

Thanks guys, I don't fancy manually skiving that area of leather and I don't have the relevant tools but hhm a plane... (snatches some pills from matron...) Got a good mask (sand a lot of yew) so not a problem there but need to replace the blades on my plane.

I think I'll give it a go

Cheers,

Alan