Skiving, objectives and types of skiving

Skiving

Skiving means decreasing or reducing the  thickness of substance at the edge of the leather component mostly at the flesh side.

Objectives:

1.  To reduce the bulkiness
2. To avoid the discomfort in use.
3. To develop the appearance of the finish product.
4. To avoid fraying at the edge .
5. To aid construction.
6. To make stitching operation easy.

Types of skiving: According to leather good, skiving can be classified by the following ways-

1. Edge/ Feather skiving: Slightly reduced on the flesh side , clean and tidy but still strong.

Purpose :

1. To reduce stitching edge substance
2. To remove loose fibers
3. To produce neater, Shiner edge

Use: In raw edge construction.
 2. Bevel/ Taper skiving:  Reduced on the flesh side to a outer thickness on the edge.
Purpose: To reduce the bulk caused by two pieces of the leather being overlapped.
Use: In Brief case, Jewelry case, Cosmetic box.
3. Dart/ Parallel: 
Purpose: To remove the bulk so that leather returns to its original thickness after folding.
Use: Folding edge construction.
4. Groove/Channel : In footwear it is known as matrix .
Purpose: To reduce material from the inside without edge.
Use: 

• Instrument case
• Transistor case
• Camera  case