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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Leather Preservative Experiment

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      I think that part of the reason that the Ober Oil sample is so dark is that it is very fluid, so it soaks in big time….

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • GilesG
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        The appliance of science…....Well some oils......

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • ChuckDenimC
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          Olive is my favourite.

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          • simoncS
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            Can you do a suppleness, bend or texture test to see which has softened more?

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            • GilesG
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              I will after a few months.  Pretty pointless imo after a week….G

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • GilesG
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                Wandered past the experiment a few mins ago.  It is raining here, this is what we have got….........

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • madmondayM
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                  wow, look at the way the water beads up on some.

                  head high, middle finger higher

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                  • bagley920B
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                    I still like the color of the olive oil best

                    If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                    • seawolfS
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                      A bit of warning: Olive oil rots over time, and smells really bad. I thought it would be a good idea to oil my big butcher block with olive oil, because, you know, its a cutting board, so what better to oil it with than olive oil, right? Wrong! After about a year, I noticed a foul odor that actually permeated the food and tasted horrible. I can't imagine the effect would be less on a nice piece of leather. Since that incident, I got a new butcher block, and oil it with mineral oil, which won't rot, and keeps my block looking (and smelling) fresh!

                      As good as that olive oiled leather looks, I would strongly advise NOT using olive oil on your own belts!

                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                        G already did, many moons ago…

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                        • GilesG
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                          Bummer, that's what I use on mine….....

                          IHB-01 Tan (or natural)

                          Approx 3 years. no smell, no rot - but i have only applied a couple of times - the rest is probably sweat….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • seawolfS
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                            That's good to hear. Maybe it affects wood differently than leather? That's great if it works for you! I'm too scared to try it at this point after my butcher block incident 🙂

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                              Great idea/ experiment G. Thanks for doing this!~

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                              • 7tacos7
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                                +1  Great idea.

                                I've had Aero and Langlitz leather samples tacked on boards around my yard for over a year now.  Best way to know how you leather's going to age is to get on it and start aging it to see what happens.

                                RIP, Geo
                                "Wow I never knew the made jackets that heavy… I need room for underlay and a gun.  Please advise.  That is one heavy jacket."  My Dad, IH-526Jod

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                                • H
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                                  Any updated shots G?

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Maybe this week end….

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      So, 3 weeks in….

                                      Just brought inside to dry out.

                                      Tomorrow, another application of potions…...

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        After latest application:

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • michaeljcrM
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                                          Loving this thread, apart from the fact I now really, really, want one of the IHB-02s in natural leather… 😃

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                                          • jimmyJ
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                                            olive oil doesn't actually seem to do too much in my eyes so if thats what you like just keep it el natural

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