Glove's

[Falconer]

I left my glove out last night :oops:
Absolutely bloody wet through, is it ruined or can it be dried in the sun and treated with neats foot oil :?:
Kev.

[Falconry Equipment International]

kev you silly boy ! :rolleyes: right ... DO NOT use neatsfoot it will ruin it. what i would suggest is letting it dry anturally, DO NOT dry in the sun, over radiator , in airing cupboard etc just in normal environment. you will find it gets a little stiffer having got so wet( see my advice re cleaning deer skin( nubuck ) glove the other day. Do you know what leather it is ? where did you get it from? Just asking as I can confrim fprobably whgat leather it is by the supplier .
Other prob you will have is it will take several days to dry out & will therefor be a little uncomfortable at times HTH

[Falconer]

Thanks for any advice m8 my glove is from martin jones aprox 3 yrs old and is the glove illustrated as G3

http://www.falconryonline.com/gloves.htm

Once again thanks for any help this was a bloody good glove :oops:
kev.

[Falconry Equipment International]

Ok it is 'buckskin' . In fact it is a modern version of buckskin which has much to do with the tanning process ( amongst other things brains were used). As you say ( despite the fact that he has been my main competitor over the years) his gloves are very good quality.
tryu visiting ...http://www.johnlewis.com/ , their leather glove shampoo is pretty good, but unfortunately not always available.HTH

[Falconer]

Thanks Screamin Jay :wink:
By the way i didn't know he was a competitor, in fact i didn't know YOU did gloves.

[Falconry Equipment International]

Full range here..http://www.falconersemporium.co.uk/ over 3000 stock items
gloves seen here...http://www.falconersemporium.co.uk/glvs.htm
HTH

[MickeyDredd]

No glove, no love! :wink: :lol:

[Falconer]

Full range here..http://www.falconersemporium.co.uk/ over 3000 stock items
gloves seen here...http://www.falconersemporium.co.uk/glvs.htm
HTH

Thanks m8
NICE site and now bookmarked :wink:

[Arthur]

S.J.
Why not use Neadsfoot please ? ..
It was the one thing i relied upon for my motorcycling to weather and water proof the gloves and leather jacket ..
We had it explained in our H.M. course on bewitts and jess but i didn't think it applied to gloves ..
regards ,
arthur ,
(*v*) ...

[Falconry Equipment International]

the problem with neatsfoot compound( so named after Vanner and Prest..(SP?) ceased to use real cow hooves in neatsfoot oil in the 1920's) is that whilst making leather pliable and water proof , it will also 'open up' the pores and so there fore allow 'gunge' & bacteria etc an even greater harbour. It will also tend to make a glove go sticky and is very difficult not to 'over apply'. You could use neatsfoot but IF you do use it very very sparingly. having said that if there are better products on the market which will help enhance the longevity of the glove, why not embrace them?
HTH

[Arthur]

S.J.
Thanks for the Neadsfoot info ..
mmmmmm could be fun embracing in these products ...
any one eXprienced in this please :-)
regards ,
arthur,
(*v*) ...
p.s. i think i'll spell gunge with an 'e' in future .. :-)

[Finnish]

MOVED THREAD TO CORRECT PLACE :)

[Hawkmaster]

p.s. i think i'll spell gunge with an 'e' in future ..
I think you will find we do not mind that, as we are here for falconry not spelling!

[Tim Laycock]

Wet gloves are nothing to worry about.
The first thing I do with a home made glove is submerge it in water and put it on for 15 mins.
This moulds it to your hand :D
Then I take it off as gently as possible and hang it up to dry.
Then when it is dry, grease it.
This makes for a very comfy glove indeed.

[Hawkmaster]

I simply just wear it and it becomes as BB says moulded and supple, BUT DO WEAR THE THING or it will go hard.

So just wet it again and use it. :lol:

[Albie]

If it's any help to you all,
I'm having a new glove for Christmas and it should never get Dirty...
Cause it's going to be used only for POSING with!!!
Albie..

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Alright...I might be missing something here, but how do you pose with a glove??

Do you wander round the countryside occasionally whistling and holding the glove up?? ;)

[Goose]

Would that be like a posing pouch.....??..bit chilly in winter.

[Mikey]

I have the perfect stuff for all your leather gear! Firstly....when you clean your gloves,that process is up to you,i simply put mine on and wash as if washing my hands with the water as hot as i can stand it from the tap,along with an anti bacterial soap.Once it is nice n clean i dry it as if drying my hands with a towel.Once dry i apply my own bees wax formula by rubbing it into the already hot/warm glove,wich helps the wax to penetrate the leather.If you want to clean inside your glove,then i can only see the washing machine doing that properly!
If anyone is interested in the formula i make,then first ask hawkmaster....he's used it n loves it.If i get enough response i might consider selling on the forum

[Texacoma]

Beeswax Dressing

1oz beeswax
2.5oz white wax
5oz. liquid paraffin

Found this in A Manual to Falconry I've used it on other leather gear, but as I'm no falconer I've never used it on falconry gear, but I have used it on my training pouches and gloves I use with my dog(s). Just do as Mikey said and get it really hot/warm and apply the wax.

[Mikey]

Beeswax Dressing

1oz beeswax
2.5oz white wax
5oz. liquid paraffin

Found this in A Manual to Falconry I've used it on other leather gear, but as I'm no falconer I've never used it on falconry gear, but I have used it on my training pouches and gloves I use with my dog(s). Just do as Mikey said and get it really hot/warm and apply the wax.


Lo Tex m8,
Although that is a good recipe(not blowing my own trumpet,just passing on used and tried info from my grandad,war hero n 89 year old farmer)
The use of white wax came in to reduce the amount of beeswax used,the parrafin then added,as white wax is more dense/solid than bees.
You can try this out by melting both bee and white wax down in seperate tubs,whilst still liquid drop an old Jesse or piece of waste leather in each for 5 seconds or so.Remove and wipe off excess wax(have your gauntlet ready as you get loads stuck to your fingers...just rub it on to your newly cleaned glove!)
You will find when you cut the leather in half,that the bees wax has penetrated further into the leather.(the parrafin is to help thin white wax down so it penetrates more.)And we all know that only the fibres that get oiled become stronger.Parrafin can also encourage the pores of the leather to open up!
Sorry for being so long winded

[Texacoma]

Lo Tex m8,
Although that is a good recipe(not blowing my own trumpet,just passing on used and tried info from my grandad,war hero n 89 year old farmer)
The use of white wax came in to reduce the amount of beeswax used,the parrafin then added,as white wax is more dense/solid than bees.
You can try this out by melting both bee and white wax down in seperate tubs,whilst still liquid drop an old Jesse or piece of waste leather in each for 5 seconds or so.Remove and wipe off excess wax(have your gauntlet ready as you get loads stuck to your fingers...just rub it on to your newly cleaned glove!)
You will find when you cut the leather in half,that the bees wax has penetrated further into the leather.(the parrafin is to help thin white wax down so it penetrates more.)And we all know that only the fibres that get oiled become stronger.Parrafin can also encourage the pores of the leather to open up!
Sorry for being so long winded


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