It is a different creature to work with. It doesn't soften up much at all when you water case it, & it's almost waterproof on its own. When I go to wet mold it, I have to just drop it in a bucket of water & let it sit there overnight.
I thought my copy of Bruce Grant's Encyclopedia of Rawhide & Leather Braiding wasn't leather braidy enough, so I made a jacket. It's starting to look more appropriate now.