Thread: Looking for Neatsfoot?????

I get Neatsfoot oil from Tandy Leather. They have stores and an online store.
Just thought I would throw it out there.

Keith

Originally Posted by BeltFed80

I have also been looking for locally supplied Neatsfoot Oil in the Northern Virginia/DC area and have had no luck. The nearest Tractor Supply Co. is about a 45 min drive. I found it on the Sears website, but when I went to Sears, it turned out to be only available online. Any ideas? Also, do Lexol and Neatsfoot provide the same results?

check out Kroger if you have one there, I got a bottle from the shoe polish section.

Originally Posted by BeltFed80

Also, do Lexol and Neatsfoot provide the same results?

Lexol will darken it more than neatsfoot. I've used it, and my strops never screamed at me. They ARE different, but I used them interchangeably since I didn't care about the color.

I've learned more about neatsfoot, neatsfoots compound, and lexol since then...and to be honest I don't know what I'll use next time I need to soften a strop up. They are different, but geeez...your eye's start going crossed after awhile. Seems like one of those things that gets to point where you throw your hands up and as you march over and use whatever is closest at hand.

Most amish shoe and saddle stores have it by the pint and quart. I know most of you dont have lots of amish but anone around central pa knows of at least one or two amish stores.

Originally Posted by BeltFed80

Also, do Lexol and Neatsfoot provide the same results?

Originally Posted by Soilarch

Lexol will darken it more than neatsfoot. I've used it, and my strops never screamed at me. They ARE different, but I used them interchangeably since I didn't care about the color.

Neatsfoot is an oil, and Lexol does carry their version of neatsfoot, and conditioning compound, and cleaner, and mink oil, and... Lexol is a brand name, and a good quality product. I get mine at the local Army Surpus store.

Any vendor's neatsfoot can 'add color' to the leather, it's part of the pieces personality.
I wonder why people don't mention Saddle Soap more often, they talk about using shave cream/soap lather...

Hi
Frank from the UK
Slightly confused about spelling for Neatsfoot oil, on site,mostly spelt Neets Foot oil (majority)
If You Google Neetsfoot Oil, You get neem oil from India, Kills every Bug and Pest, known to Man, also good for Leather, Face Cream, etc
Are these all the same Products,
In England you get a Litre for $10 of Neats Foot for Horsey use.
Do I need 1.2 pints in My or The Strops Lifetime

Thanks
Frank

Neatsfoot oil is a yellow oil rendered and purified from the shin bones and feet of cattle. Neatsfoot oil is used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather. Also, it is great for restoring bone and horn products.

Neem oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of neem (Azadirachta indica), an evergreen tree which is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is primarily used in the costmetic industry.

They are not interchangeable, and the one you need is the neatsfoot oil. I suppose "for Horsey use" would be fitting

Good luck!