A leather groove forming apparatus includes: a blade holder 43 holding a blade 35 for forming a groove 9 in one surface in a thickness direction of a held leather 5 held in a flat sheet state; blade holder moving unit for moving the blade holder in an in-plane direction of the one surface in the thickness direction of the held leather 5; and blade holder positioning unit for positioning the blade holder 43 in a direction intersecting with the in-plane direction with the blade holder 43 placed on a guide member 55 in formation of the groove in the held leather 5 by moving the blade holder 43 using the blade holder moving unit.
A device for forming a leather slit comprises a knife holder (43) for holding a knife (35) for forming a slit (9) on one plane of an already-held leather (5) which has been held in a tabular manner in the thickness direction, a knife holder moving means for moving the knife holder (43) in the in-plane direction of the one plane of the already-held leather (5) in the thickness direction, and a knife holder positioning means for bringing the knife holder (43) into contact with a guide member (55) to position the knife holder (43) in a direction intersecting with the in-plane direction when the knife holder (43) is moved by the knife holder moving means so as to form the slit in the already-held leather (5).
C14B 17/00 - Details of apparatus or machines for manufacturing or treating skins, hides, leather, or furs
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