[Milsurplus] Leather and canvas rejuvenation

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 11:12 AM 3/29/2007, David Stinson wrote:

>I've tried two solutions to hardened leather.
>One was to soak a piece in linseed oil.  I soaked it for
>months... many months.  All it did was turn it dark;
>it stayed hard.  Next was to pour boiling water over it to
>try and re-hydrate it.  The outer layers crumbled and came off,
>leaving a hard, ruined bit. I decided to replace the piece with
>a new replica.  Anyone else find something that will work?

Back in the days of leather baseball gloves, we used
"Neatsfoot oil" to keep them soft and pliable.  I have
used this on antique car leather seats also.  It may
darken the color slightly.  Check some old style hardware
or farm stores for this.

Perry   w8au

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