Originally Posted by
pugboy
If you wet the leather, you will shorten its life. As for it turning to dust in about 20-30 years, I have never seen this phenomenon before. I still have my grandads brooks, ridden miles every day, for 50 plus years and is still very comfy and no dust in sight.
Proofhide should be treated in the same way shoe polish is. I have a very expensive pair of hand made shoes and they get polished every week and will last longer for it.
Marc.
Nonsense. Show me the evidence for this claim. How exactly do you think that Brooks form the leather to the shape of the frame????
Unlike you I have been given saddles that had started to crumble and crack, just as your expensive hide chair will, if you neglect to nourish it with applications of Lanoline.
You do realise that Proofide applied to the top of a saddle doesn't actually penetrate, don't you? If you doubt this then just scratch the top of your saddle and you can see the dry leather. The result is that most of the Proofide is rubbed off when you buff it and even more when you ride it.