A fuser apparatus, comprising: first and second rollers (64, 62) in nip relation to transport a receiver member therebetween and to permanently fuse marking particles to the receiver member under application of heat and pressure; and a stripping mechanism for stripping the receiver member from the first roller, the stripping mechanism including one or more skive assemblies, each skive assembly including: an elongated, thin, flexible skive finger having a tip, a first surface, a second surface, and a centerline extending in a length direction, wherein the tip of the skive finger is beveled with first and second bevel surfaces (340, 341) forming a sharp edge along the first surface of the skive finger having a tip angle (Θ T) of between 10 and 45 degrees, wherein the first bevel surface bevels the tip on a first side of the centerline and the second bevel surface bevels the tip on a second side of the centerline, wherein a first intersection line between the first bevel surface and the second surface is oriented at a first sweep angle (Osi) relative to a line normal to the centerline and a second intersection line between the second bevel surface and the second surface is oriented at a second sweep angle (Θ 52) relative to the line normal to the centerline, the first and second sweep angles (Θ 51, Θ S2) having magnitudes between 5 and 30 degrees; and a mounting mechanism for positioning the skive finger in operative relation to the first roller such that the second surface of the skive finger contacts a surface of the first roller at a contact point spaced apart from the tip of the skive finger such that the sharp edge along the first surface of the skive finger is spaced apart from the surface of the first roller by a distance (T G) of between 50 and 120 microns. first and second rollers (64, 62) in nip relation to transport a receiver member therebetween and to permanently fuse marking particles to the receiver member under application of heat and pressure; and a stripping mechanism for stripping the receiver member from the first roller, the stripping mechanism including one or more skive assemblies, each skive assembly including: an elongated, thin, flexible skive finger having a tip, a first surface, a second surface, and a centerline extending in a length direction, wherein the tip of the skive finger is beveled with first and second bevel surfaces (340, 341) forming a sharp edge along the first surface of the skive finger having a tip angle (Θ T) of between 10 and 45 degrees, wherein the first bevel surface bevels the tip on a first side of the centerline and the second bevel surface bevels the tip on a second side of the centerline, wherein a first intersection line between the first bevel surface and the second surface is oriented at a first sweep angle (Osi) relative to a line normal to the centerline and a second intersection line between the second bevel surface and the second surface is oriented at a second sweep angle (Θ 52) relative to the line normal to the centerline, the first and second sweep angles (Θ 51, Θ S2) having magnitudes between 5 and 30 degrees; and a mounting mechanism for positioning the skive finger in operative relation to the first roller such that the second surface of the skive finger contacts a surface of the first roller at a contact point spaced apart from the tip of the skive finger such that the sharp edge along the first surface of the skive finger is spaced apart from the surface of the first roller by a distance (T G) of between 50 and 120 microns. an elongated, thin, flexible skive finger having a tip, a first surface, a second surface, and a centerline extending in a length direction, wherein the tip of the skive finger is beveled with first and second bevel surfaces (340, 341) forming a sharp edge along the first surface of the skive finger having a tip angle (Θ T) of between 10 and 45 degrees, wherein the first bevel surface bevels the tip on a first side of the centerline and the second bevel surface bevels the tip on a second side of the centerline, wherein a first intersection line between the first bevel surface and the second surface is oriented at a first sweep angle (Osi) relative to a line normal to the centerline and a second intersection line between the second bevel surface and the second surface is oriented at a second sweep angle (Θ 52) relative to the line normal to the centerline, the first and second sweep angles (Θ 51, Θ S2) having magnitudes between 5 and 30 degrees; and a mounting mechanism for positioning the skive finger in operative relation to the first roller such that the second surface of the skive finger contacts a surface of the first roller at a contact point spaced apart from the tip of the skive finger such that the sharp edge along the first surface of the skive finger is spaced apart from the surface of the first roller by a distance (T G) of between 50 and 120 microns.