Originally Posted by SKB
Veg or chrome tanned gentlemen? The previous skins I have ordered have been chrome tanned, I just ordered a veg tanned pigskin and am anxious to try it out.

A tip from a friend: hone your scalpel blades, crazy how much sharper that you can get them and how much longer that they last.

As far as I know, chrome tanned is very stiff and not for this kind of work, always use veg tanned.

Any suggestion on how to hone new scalpel blades???