twiggy2
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saddle and bridle have come up lovely, Thanks Oz
Will be doing boots and chaps today, I have nice soft hands today too.
Will be doing boots and chaps today, I have nice soft hands today too.
Wow! Thank you Oz, I made a batch of this up today. I was so pleased with how cheaply I could get the ingredients and with how much it produced. I've done my saddle, 2 bridles and a few other sundries. All the bridle work has come up superb, even the cheap noseband! My saddle was a little trickier, being double grain leather, there's a bit of white in the grain. I'll have a go with a tooth brush tomorrow.
Quick question, what do you recommend using as a quick wipe over to remove dust/mud to make tack presentable, without having to do a proper condition?
saddle and bridle have come up lovely, Thanks Oz
Will be doing boots and chaps today, I have nice soft hands today too.
Can this be used on WOW saddles? Someone told me that I should never put anything on the seat as its already ingrained with something (although it looks like regular normal leather to me...).
I've ordered some from a supplier on Amazon ... just searched Bees Wax and it appeared. Buying 5 bars totalling 150gms in weight, which I'll use and see how far it goes. (still waiting for it to be delivered though ...!)
Hi Oz. What would you for an old but quality set of black heavy horse harness? I have bought a set which is a bit unloved and dry. Everything is in good condition for a starter set. I was told to use boot polish but I can't see that feeding the leather. It will be used for decorated harness classes (turnout) so I can see why they use boot polish. Do you have any ancient tips from heavy horse people about how they look after their harness? Would your recipe be suitable to bring this back to life? Sorry for all the questions but this thread is very interesting.
Thank you for sharing Cremedemonthe, I am really pleased with my saddle.
NEVER use boot polish on veg tanned leather, we were taught at College it seals the leather so doesn't allow any more moisture in only out, eventually the leather breaks.
This recipe is ok for Harness, I used my own version which is slightly different on friend's singles harness, brought it up lovely. BUT you'll need an old toothbrush to melt it into the stitching.
Oz
Thanks Oz
I asked the same question a while ago, after a horse had a reaction to a different saddle cleaner/soap, & they sent me this:
Ingredients of Effax Lederbalsam:
DESTILLATES (PETROLEUM) HYDROTREATED LIGHT PARAFFINIC
PETROLATUM
SOLVENT-REFINED LIGHT AND HEAVY PARAFFINICS
PARAFFIN
HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX
CERA MICROCRISTALLINA
LANOLIN
PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL
CERA ALBA
PARFUM
CI 12700
Well ... The beeswax arrived and I made up a batch of Oz's now famous leather conditioner. It will be getting its first try out this weekend. A quick question though ... I was sort of expecting the finished product to be similar in consistency to lard but it's quite hard, more like a bar of chocolate �� have it done something wrong? Used the proportions in the recipe based on 150gms of beeswax, so added 150gms of lard and 300 gms of beef fat. But, as I said, now it's set, it's quite hard.
I did find that a couple of degrees difference in room temperature makes it much easier to use. We keep a cool house, so now I leave the jar in the kitchen for a few hours before I use it. Definitely not out in the pantry or tack room, or I'd have to chip bits off with a chisel.
hi Oz
probably a daft question hows the best way to use it on a western saddle its quite difficult to teach the grain on it ,cant wait to get my beeswax from work on monday and try it on the bridle as its quite stiff
thanks
Oh lord I think I might go and chuck my tub of Effax in the bin now!! Im going to cheat and order some from you Oz - dont have the time to buy/make this but would love to try it out on my tack
Thank you Oz
the stubben saddle soap we have at work says to 'avoid contact with skin'! which I find a bit worrying