dog collar lining ?

[khill]

Want to make a bridle leather collar for my dogs and need help with what leather to line them with .

These are hunting dogs so the lining needs to be able to stand up to moisture and what ever else they decide to roll in .

I have seen where deer skin or sheep hide has been used what type of finish is used to protect it ?

[TomG]

You can use deer skin to line them, but why bother? Lightly sand the back. Use Leather Balm with Atom Wax top and bottom and rub in well. That makes for a fairly smooth finish on the bottom, unless it's an absolutely crap piece of leather.
Follow up with some Mink Oil paste or SnoPruf. That will help waterproof it to a degree.
You'll find that the collar will also absorb oil from the dog's skin and soften up nicely in short order.
 

[Hardrada]

Neat, TomG. I was gonna open a thread about whether it's necessary to finish the flesh side of English bridle belts and what to use and how to do it. I've been leaving it alone, since English bridle seems to be pretty much finished at the tannery what with all the tallows and oils and that, unless you split it or skive it.

[Bert51]

I was given a dressing for leather that needs water resistant, it's paste made with lanolin, NeatsFoot oil and Bees wax.

It's a little hard in the middle of our winter, but is just right in the warmer months. I put it on, leave it for 24 to 48 hours, then buff it off with an old piece of cloth.

If you where to give it a couple coats, I think you could drop it in a bucket of water and it would be still dry and hour later.

I do not know what parts of each he uses, but a little playing around with it, you could work out the formula.

Bert.

[Hardrada]

Just keep in mind that Neatsfoot oil will darken the leather considerably.