what works best to soften leather?
hi! so all of my tanning worked out great and i am absolutely in love with the leather (goat) and it's colour. i rubbed oil onto the leather and let it dry, then i put it in the sun and rubbed it with...
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You have to work it to make it soft. Just oiling it wont do it. You would have to thoroughly saturate it with oil and then you would have a greasy slimy feeling piece of leather. Almost any kind of...
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Easiest to soften it while it's drying, so it doesn't ever get a chance to get stiff. I think you've probly over oiled the hide. At this point, I'd put it in a plastic tub, with warm water and soak it...
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To soften you need to work it with your hands, using Lexol( a leather conditioner), or Neetsfoot oil will help keep the leather to remain supple, and help avoid cracking should it get wet and stiffen....
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the thing that works best to soften leather...at home is called Elbow Grease..... Quills
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I assume you're talking bark/veg tan right?This is what I have done to soften veg tan hides that came out stiff: 1) Damp it back. Use damp towels/sheets and roll the hides in them overnight. (Oil...
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Tie a rope between 2 trees and hang the hide over it and pull hard on one side then the other. as you work the fibers in the hide stretch and loosen up to make it soft. If you smoke it you never...
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