| Leather Care | | | | work is to replace like for like. The oils that have been |
| Leather is a natural material that is capable of | | | | lost can be replaced, and that is the simplest and best |
| withstanding many years of use, abuse, abrasion and | | | | method we have come across to restore previously |
| inclement weather. To get the very best from your | | | | wet leather. |
| leather you need to give it some help though. Key to | | | | A damp cloth to remove any dirt and a treatment with |
| preserving the beauty, tactility and longevity of your | | | | a leather feed that contains natural oils and waxes (for |
| leatherwork is not allowing the leather to dry out. This | | | | eg a product such as Sedgwick Leather Feed) such |
| seems easy - keeping it from getting wet is the surely | | | | as Lanolin and Beeswax will replace the oils naturally |
| the challenge, not keeping it from drying out. How wet | | | | occurring in the leather and reversing the drying out |
| leather is allowed to dry and what happens to it | | | | process. Remember where leather comes from - |
| afterwards is what we need to manage. | | | | bridle leather is cow hide - and as such anything you |
| | | | wouldn't put on your own skin as treatment is unlikely |
| Leather Treatment and Feeding | | | | to help the leather much either. We find that a simple |
| We've established your leather work has had a | | | | regime of treating the leather like this whenever the |
| soaking, has dried out and now needs some help to | | | | leather has been exposed to inclement weather or |
| return to its former glory. What can you do to help it? | | | | starts to feel dry will keep it going for many many |
| The best method to return the life to your leather | | | | years. |