Thins leather for book covers/onlays/inlays

circa 1910

tools and equipmentmachines

36 in

22 in

Binders working with leather needed to pare down the edges, making them thin enough to neatly fold over the book board and to ensure a smooth pastedown. Originally knives were used for this process, but that is a time consuming process. The skiving machine uses a rotating circular knife to quickly shave the edges of the leather down.