Howd'ya...?

[Netzach]

Soften a kangaroo cat o' 9?

*pouting at my blistery fingies after doing the kid-with-new-ball-glove massage tactic*

 

[Netzach]

Duh

could give it to M to do I guess.

 

[FungiUg]

I'd imagine any leather softener/conditioner would work. Try going into a leather store and asking.

 

[Netzach]

It came greasy as my third day unwashed hair, it's totally dressed, it just doesn't...flow as much as I know it can in a swing....

 

[cellis]

I bought a cat once for Himself and it was stiff as could be and the edges were very sharp... I went to wal-mart and bought some leather conditioner... coated the cat and put it a plastic bag for about a week.... it was still somewhat stiff so I just repeated it... Now it is one of Himself's favorite torture devices... He said the same thing that it did not swing right until it was softened.

I would think that you might want to just take a damp clothe and clean it and then try to condition it and see if it won't work better for you...

 

[catalina_francisco]

Soften a kangaroo cat o' 9?

*pouting at my blistery fingies after doing the kid-with-new-ball-glove massage tactic*

OK, when I had our two kangaroo leather whips made while back in Oz this year I asked what to treat them with for the best results. The guy that is renowned there for handcrafting these whips swears by dripping (beef fat) as all he and his father and grandfather ever used on any whips they made and used. As that is not easily available here, I bought the next best thing they recommended (which apparently is more popular with the regular folk..LOL) which was Oakwood Leather Conditioner which contains Tea Tree & Eucalyptus Oils; Emu Oil; Bees Wax; and Lanolin. Seems to be doing a good job so far and smells beautiful, but then that is probably a bit of my nostalgia for home and the Australian bush. Don't know about the damp cloth idea but if you do, be very frugal with the water would be my suggestion as it usually ruins the leather.

Catalina

 

[FungiUg]

I think I'd prefer that to the beef fat -- beef fat smells rancid after a while!

 

[catalina_francisco]

I think I'd prefer that to the beef fat -- beef fat smells rancid after a while!

So I thought, but these old fellas know their stuff so there must be some reason to their madness....but yes, give me the sweet smell of eucalypt and tea tree any day. LOL.

C

 

[Native Alien]

The first thing to do would be to clean it good with any good saddle soap and then apply the leather conditioner. You don't want to use beef fat drippings because they can contain dye. Which could cause a sensitive person some real problems.