Making Better Belts with the Cobra Class 14 Leather Splitter

I finally pulled the trigger on a cobra class 14 leather splitter recently, and I have to say, it's one of those tools that fundamentally changes how you work in the shop. If you've been thinning down leather by hand with a skiving knife or a safety beveler, you already know the struggle. It's tedious, it's rarely perfectly even, and if you slip, you've just ruined a piece of leather you might have spent hours prepping. Getting this machine felt like moving from a bicycle to a turbocharged truck. It just handles the heavy lifting without breaking a sweat. ...

February 16, 2026 · 6 min · Jacquie Edelsten