Found an old, informative, book on oiling and greasing leather

[Acnestis]

Found this on an information dive and wanted to share. Lots of useful info on oils and greases to use. The what, why, how, and how much.

The Application of Oils and Grease to Leather by J R Blockey 1919 - here

[LatigoAmigo]

3 hours ago, Acnestis said:

Found this on an information dive and wanted to share.

Thanks for sharing. As links can get disconnected over time, I've posted the PDF here so it will always be available on this site.

The_Application_of_Oils_and_Greases_to_Leather.pdf

[maxdaddy]

Thanks for sharing that with us.

I've never heard of 'greases' being applied to or into leather.

[ScottWolf]

17 minutes ago, maxdaddy said:

Thanks for sharing that with us.

I've never heard of 'greases' being applied to or into leather.

Something to keep in mind, that document address the Tanning processes and ingredients used to make tanned leather, not necessarily how to use oil, greases on finished (tanned) leathers.

[MikeRock]

If you look at catalog descriptions of harness leather they boast about the many 'stuffing' operations.  They are stuffing tallow, among other greases, into the leather to weather proof it. 

[TonyV]

I like that word 'crackiness'.

What a hoot!

[MikeRock]

Wow, I just figured out what all those things are on a sows belly.........grease zerks!!

[Retswerb]

4 hours ago, MikeRock said:

Wow, I just figured out what all those things are on a sows belly.........grease zerks!!

[Acnestis]

On 3/30/2021 at 8:16 PM, MikeRock said:

If you look at catalog descriptions of harness leather they boast about the many 'stuffing' operations.  They are stuffing tallow, among other greases, into the leather to weather proof it. 

Producing something akin to harness leather for small projects is actually what led me to find this book. A lot of terminology gets thrown around in product description but not a whole lot of explaination to go with it.