Rawhide treatment

[Evan Mattherson]

Hey y’all, hope all of you guys are doin alright. So I’m currently in the process of making a rawhide knife sheath, but I can’t quite seem to find many tutorials on what treatments to use on rawhide. While not exclusively if at all possible I’d prefer to use some sort of diy or natural concoction, but I’m certainly open to all “angles of attack“ so too speak.

 

[Horsewright]

We have an extensive collection of rawhide horse tack that we use and use hard. I've been using Ray Holes Vaquero Rawhide Cream for decades. I would highly recommend it. Both sets of reins, the bosalitas (nosebands) and the hobbles behind my wife's leg are braided rawhide. Everything except Nihcole's reins were made by our friend Vince:

Braided rawhide romal reins and a bosalita. This bosalita hanger also has small decorative rawhide knots on it.:

My friend Vince Donnelly with a pair of reins he had for sale and a bosal. Vince is recognized as one of the greatest rawhide braiders there is:

Anyhoo ya get the idea, use the Vaquero Rawhide Cream.

 

[Evan Mattherson]

Thanks a lot! Will do