Hi all! Like the title says, I’m looking at buying my first Blanchard skiving knife. But I’m having a tough time choosing between the “HSS” angled one and the Oblique one. I’m leaning towards the oblique because it seems to me that it could be a little more versatile. Like, not only skiving edges, but also doing roll cuts similar to a head knife (obviously not as much as a head knife, but similar motion). What do you guys think?
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@Julian Branco I would not recommend using a skiving knife as a cutting knife. A skiving knife requires a very shallow angle in order to obtain a razor edge, but this means that the edge can roll easily under direct pressure, especially on softer steels (non HSS).
You may have seen this on a popular YouTube video, but I believe it was done for visual effect more than anything.