A professional who tends machine that bevels edges of leather parts of articles, such as belting, gloves, wallets, cigarette and key cases, and handbags to prepare parts for joining. Responsibilities include:

• Turns setscrews to adjust gauge, guide, feed roller, and blade, to regulate angle of bevel.
• Depresses pedal to start machine.
• Positions part on bed of machine against gauge and beneath guide.
• Guides part over feed roller that forces edge of material against blade to skive edge.
• Sharpens blade, using emery wheel.
• May pull leather strips across fixed cutting edge to reduce thickness and be designated hand skiver.