This Flint leather skiving knife with oblique cutting edge is made by Japanese brand Craft Sha. Made from SK5 high carbon tooling steel, this leather skiving knife is razor-sharp with its wide bevel and thin blade, making the process of shaving off leather to make it thinner a lot easier.This Craft Sha Flint leather knife is also lightweight, so you can work for hours with comfort and without the feeling of getting tired. In addition, you can easily control this skiving knife, as well as trim leather effortlessly, making it a great addition to your leathercraft toolkit.How to skive: Place your leather flesh side up, while the edge you wish to skive should be facing away from you and should be put on a hard surface. Hold the knife with the bevel facing upwards and the edge of the blade facing in the same direction of the edge of the leather, or at a slight angle as preferred. Cut the leather outwards or across from where you would like to skive.This Flint leather skiving knife is approximately 180mm long. It is also available in round edge variant.Note: Please ensure that it is kept dry and is stored in a manner that will prevent the cutting edge from contacting hard surfaces.