Hi all. I need to draw on the wisdom of this wonderful forum.
I'm making wood frame chairs similar to this. I like the look ,color and feel of the veg tanned 9 oz. tooling leather I got from Oregon Leather. I'd leave it unfinished, but it's a dining chair and my tests show it stains and spots bad. I tried Sno-Seal, pure Neatsfoot and olive oil as a finish on a scrap and they all look and feel good. Sno- seal alone stains the least and it even resists soy sauce so I'm thinking it would be all I need as a finish.
I'd like to just saddle soap and reapply Sno-seal every year.
I made a briefcase 30 years ago and finished it with a clear leather coating of some kind. It looked glossy and plastic-like for 5 or 6 years. I swore I'd use a more natural finish on leather in the future.
Is there a natural finish that is stain proof? Does neat- lac or Fiebling' saddle lac stain ? If my Sno-seal finish starts to really look more stained than a nice aged patina could I put a stain proof coating over it?
I'm making wood frame chairs similar to this.
