I could Max. I could take some pics, but I'll try to explain it first. It only takes an additional 3-4 minutes. I use a razor sharp knife. Did it for years with a fillet knife, but that's kind of big. Now I use a little old Kutmaster muskrat knife, better control... carbon steel blade, gets sharp... whatever knife you use, it has to be very sharp. I like to strop them scary. And sometimes stop to strop it a few strokes as I'm working when I feel it needs it.... on a 3-4 minute job.
Lay the leather glue side up, on a hard smooth surface, like a piece of planed hardwood or cabinet grade plywood. I then lay that on my bandsaw table... good working height, shop light, and good access. With deer leather, which is thin, I start 1/8 to 3/16 back from the edge, and with the edge of the blade parallel to the edge of the leather, slice down at an angle in strokes, shaving the leather so that ultimately it looks sort of like the cutting edge of a single bevel broadhead.
It should be done so that if you look directly at the edge of the leather, there is virtually no flat edge left... it's 'sharp'... you've skived it to nothing, like a perfect fadeout.
Trick/tip: if in bringing it to the finest 'fadeout', the edge becomes uneven or has a tiny ragged spot or two, you can usually straighten the edge up with judicious use of a pair of very sharp scissors.
If you still think it'll help, I'll take some pics. No problem.
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