It is like skiving a hull but done with a blade, not abrasive. You can see it being done to a whole piece of leather for a covered pad in that video I posted. Imagine the same thing done on an angle just around the edge about 1/4' WIDE OR SO. It might be called "feathering" but skiving is the proper term.


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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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