Thread: Looking for Neatsfoot?????

Hey Gents,

I have been recently looking to score some neatsfoot oil for my strops. Yeah I could of bought off the web but shipping costs, waiting on shipment, etc. I decided to look locally and wasn't haven't much luck.

Eventually I walked into a Tractor Supply Company store and found a large selection of leather care products located near the horse bridles n' such. They had a few different brands of neatsfoot to choose from.

So, if you dont have a TSC near try a pet store or any place that sells horse supplies. Also, be sure to purchase the PURE neatsfoot oil and NOT the neatsfoot oil compound as this will do more damage to your precious strop than good.

Now I gotta go attend to my ol' Geo Worthington strop that I just acquired....something about old broken in leather that just warms the sole.

Tack and feed/horse supply stores are great brick and mortar vendor as you found out. Although I've found it to cheaper online even with shipping, without the sales tax online. At least in my area.

Side note, if you ride a motorcycle, tack and feed stores are also good place for deerskin riding gloves too.

I found mine at the local grocery store by the shoe polish. I don't remember how much it cost, so it must have been reasonable. Also, a little of that stuff goes a long way, so I think that one bottle may about be a lifetime supply.

if you have trouble finding it local, send me an email and I can send you some. I own a shoe store, jusat another place you might check local

Ronnie

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?

I found some at Ace Hardware.

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.