Members idlewilder Posted May 30, 2012 Members Report Posted May 30, 2012 One of the old-timers (i think) has actually recommended the formula of 1:1 beeswax to neetsfoot oil (by weight, not volume). No tallow. I can't remember who it was, tho. It might have been posted in a different forum. I either found it while looking through the "how do i do that" forum or when I searched for "bag". I was doing a little research today on buying beeswax wholesale; which I was successful. While I was on the website I downloaded a formula for waterproofing leather. The formula read 5 oz. beeswax, .5 oz of tallow and 5 oz. of neatsfoot oil. Together heat all to 160 degree F. This sounds like a good process for waterproofing but, has anyone used this or something like it? If so please tell me what tallow is and where I can get it. Would I be using something like this and not even know? Quote
Members Bluesman Posted May 30, 2012 Members Report Posted May 30, 2012 One of the old-timers (i think) has actually recommended the formula of 1:1 beeswax to neetsfoot oil (by weight, not volume). No tallow. I can't remember who it was, tho. It might have been posted in a different forum. I either found it while looking through the "how do i do that" forum or when I searched for "bag". Look up a few posts. That's Dwight's recipe. 50:50 by weight. I tried it and found 1 Pound of beeswax to 3/4 of a quart Neatsfoot oil is about the right mixture. Stays soft enough after heating to allow me to work it ino the leather. If you use to little oil it hardens as soon as you apply it and is very difficult to work. Jon Quote If it ain't moving and should......WD40, If it's moving and shouldn't....Duct Tape. There you have it, now fix something
Members idlewilder Posted May 30, 2012 Members Report Posted May 30, 2012 awkward... Look up a few posts. That's Dwight's recipe. 50:50 by weight. I tried it and found 1 Pound of beeswax to 3/4 of a quart Neatsfoot oil is about the right mixture. Stays soft enough after heating to allow me to work it ino the leather. If you use to little oil it hardens as soon as you apply it and is very difficult to work. Jon Quote
Members Bluesman Posted May 30, 2012 Members Report Posted May 30, 2012 awkward... What's awkward? Quote If it ain't moving and should......WD40, If it's moving and shouldn't....Duct Tape. There you have it, now fix something
Members idlewilder Posted May 30, 2012 Members Report Posted May 30, 2012 I .. feel awkward because I forgot that Dwight posted his recipe in this thread. What's awkward? Quote
Members Bluesman Posted May 30, 2012 Members Report Posted May 30, 2012 I .. feel awkward because I forgot that Dwight posted his recipe in this thread. No problem. i just wanted to add a volume way of doing it as well. It's easier for me, I don't have a scale and buy oil by the quart and wax by the pound. Quote If it ain't moving and should......WD40, If it's moving and shouldn't....Duct Tape. There you have it, now fix something
rcsaddles Posted May 31, 2012 Report Posted May 31, 2012 I have obtained tallow fromteh local grocery store that cuts meat. Just ask for tallow and tell them what you want. Most times, they will give it to you. I have made this with Olive Oil instead of Neatsfoot and it works great. Quote Joe Boyles Rugged Cross Saddlery Lewistown, Montana Romans 6:23
Members Sovran81 Posted May 31, 2012 Members Report Posted May 31, 2012 @rcsaddles are you sure it was tallow? It was more than likely suet. Tallow is rendered fat. I cant see a butcher processing the fat then giving it away. Suet is a good source to make tallow from unless you happen to have access to mutton fat. I am unsure why mutton is preferred to beef but it is. For anyone looking for tallow, watch ebay. I bought 22-23 lbs of pure tallow for $9 from a culinary artist. He used it for carvings. Quote
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