Finishing Vegetable Tanned Leather w/ Neatsfoot Oil and Tan Kote - #leathercraft

There's almost too many ways to finish leather, it gets confusing. Here's a simple finish for natural vegetable tanned leather that will condition and seal it beautifully for years and years of use.
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[christianmatchett]

Yeah, the number of options for conditioning & finishing is one of the most frustrating things for folks just starting out. Thank you for being so open to sharing your knowledge and experience with the community!!

[FatManLeather]

I'm a fan of the oil and tankote finish and have been doing it for several years, the patina it gets with age is beautiful.

[critterpower]

Thank you so much!
Such a critical part of the leatherworking process- Nobody explains it, it's always skipped for some stupid reason.
Your input helped a lot!

[jaleatherworks]

Man sure love the end of video and seeing how humble you are. To want to help others really is a blessing

[PrairieLayerd]

You were the one to inspire me to get into leather working.

[Hijo_de_Sancho]

Olive oil is my preferred choice. Great tip vid.

[ANONIE]

Beautiful items, beautiful finish, and a very nice video. Thank you 🙂 .

[londonjacks]

I always use 100% pure Neatsfoot oil followed by a Tan-kote finish, brings out the natural beauty of the leather, using a scrap of sheepskin for the application works well.

[Vleathercraft]

I use 2 part beeswax & 2 part cocoa butter melted well in hot pan and in simmer heat, i mix 1 part extra virgin olive oil in it. Then wait it solidify in room temperature for applying and rub it after 30minutes.👌👌🙏🙏 It really works well giving good shine and condition 👌👌

[garyhammond]

I refinished a saddle one time using 100% pure Needsfoot oil and topped off with Tan Kote. It came out beautiful.

[AnonYmous-iitc]

That beautiful work man. Thanks for the shared knowledge.

[RogerF]

Helped me a lot. Great video. Thank you!

[johnbhancock]

Thanks for the great tip. After I have done the final finish with Tan-kote I give it a rub down with Dubbin. I use a local one Joseph Lyddy which is economical and gives it a really nice supple finish.

[LibertyGraphicDesigns]

that's an awesome item!! looks amazing

[kensmapleleafretirement]

Thanks for the video, I made a Belt yesterday and 2 sheaths a couple of days ago. I just wanted to see how to apply Tan-Kote. I put it on and let it dry as it says on the bottle, but it turned out sticky and caked on, so I assume it has to be buffed off while wet... I will give that a try. I subbed and Liked it. I do mainly Blacksmith work on my channel. Leather is a side project... Thanks for the demo, man...

[stevebuckskinner]

I used to know a saddlemaker that used vegetable oil all the time.

[bananaeater]

for how long do you wait for the oil to dry? i have no idea on what time to leave between coats and products... im getting started...

[Rocky-jicj]

Tan coat seals it but does it affect the absorbtion of more neatsfoot in the future since the leather was sealed with tan coat?

[Solemngolem]

Thanks for the video. Would you do anything differently if the leather was dyed beforehand?

[thundercell]

So what’s the difference between applying an oil or a conditioner? Do you oil first then tancote and then a conditioner is later applied when the leather needs some love and new protection?