Hi! This is my first post on the forum, but from lurking the last few days I have learned so much already!
I am planing on trying to salvage my first really bad saddle. It was my great-grandfathers and is in pretty rough shape, inc. missing fenders and the fleece...
I know it probably never be ridable, but I would LOVE it it could be at least a display piece because of its history in my family.
I went to the store and got some "Liquid Glycerin Saddle Soap" in a spray bottle and a jug of 100% pure neatsfoot oil. Is there anything else I need to get started?
Like I said, the saddle is in pretty rough shape, but the tree is solid and none of the leather is really torn that I am aware of right now (its been sitting in various barn lofts for the last 20 years, still there right this second; getting it down today to really start really working on it)
Anyway, wish me luck! Ill be sure to get some pics before I start and let yall tell me if its even worth trying to save.