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Hey everyone, I posted this a few days back in the "chemicals, finishing, dying etc." section but I think that area might not get much traffic so I'm going to ask here.

I have one of David Morgan's braiding books and in it he recommends Peckard's Leather Dressing not only as a conditioner but as a grease to lubricate the laces while braiding. I've also read several sites that advise to stay away from petroleum based products, which Peckard's happens to be.

So. what are your thoughts? Any one used this with a degree of success? My kangaroo lace is collecting dust and is begging to get used!

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I use saddle soap on the lace before I braid.

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I use saddle soap on the lace before I braid.

I've seen two types of saddle soap, a yellow and a white. Does either stain or discolour the leather have you noticed?

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I've been using Pecard's for years without any difficulty. The petroleum distillates in Pecard's are food grade, they can be ingested. While I wouldn't use it on crackers, it works fine on leather about once every two to three years, if then. I have also been using Montana Pitchblend and don't know which I like better.

As far as questioning David Morgan about anything braiding related, I wouldn't presume to even go there.

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Hey everyone, I posted this a few days back in the "chemicals, finishing, dying etc." section but I think that area might not get much traffic so I'm going to ask here.

I have one of David Morgan's braiding books and in it he recommends Peckard's Leather Dressing not only as a conditioner but as a grease to lubricate the laces while braiding. I've also read several sites that advise to stay away from petroleum based products, which Peckard's happens to be.

So. what are your thoughts? Any one used this with a degree of success? My kangaroo lace is collecting dust and is begging to get used!

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Excellent, I'm going to order some!

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Try cooking up a batch of plaiting soap to use to lube the roo lace. The formula that they use at David Morgan's shop can be found at http://www.davidmorgan.biz/?p=536. That's basically how I make my plaiting soap, but I use more soap and less lard. I've found that for how tight I plait having too much lard will discolor the points of my whips.

One thing about using Pecards to lube while plaiting on drum stuffed kangaroo is that is can discolor the strands quite a bit if you are using thin lace and pulling tight. I went through a short lived phase of using Pecards to plait with and the result was the 2nd half of my whips were much darker than the first half and definately had a greasy feel.

Louie

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I use the same thing but add a little bees wax as well and yes cut down on the lard (have heard some folks us crisco).

Try cooking up a batch of plaiting soap to use to lube the roo lace. The formula that they use at David Morgan's shop can be found at http://www.davidmorgan.biz/?p=536. That's basically how I make my plaiting soap, but I use more soap and less lard. I've found that for how tight I plait having too much lard will discolor the points of my whips.

One thing about using Pecards to lube while plaiting on drum stuffed kangaroo is that is can discolor the strands quite a bit if you are using thin lace and pulling tight. I went through a short lived phase of using Pecards to plait with and the result was the 2nd half of my whips were much darker than the first half and definately had a greasy feel.

Louie

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