Originally Posted by
retswerb
I don't have experience with Brooks saddles but as a leatherworker that's definitely a strange result. I've used neatsfoot oil on an awful lot of leather products and never seen it do anything like that. Was it pure neatsfoot, or one of the many neatsfoot products that are mostly something else?
It was pure neatsfoot oil. I was very disappointed with the outcome.
Everything else I've ever used neatsfoot oil on has also gotten soft. In many (most?) cases, that's a good thing but not so for saddles.
Saddles have to support ~150 lb + plus a dynamic load. You can only get a hint by pushing with your hands but unless you are Hercules, you won't really see how it has to flex under that much load.
All that aside, Proofide WORKS!