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![Hi ! I just bought this used Brooks Saddle. Dark and harder spots. Any idea on how to make it « softer » again ? Am I forced to buy the brooks Hi ! I just bought this used Brooks Saddle. Dark and harder spots. Any idea on how to make it « softer » again ? Am I forced to buy the brooks](https://preview.redd.it/hi-i-just-bought-this-used-brooks-saddle-dark-and-harder-v0-clpfjcshyjma1.jpg?auto=webp&s=ac664cb0148274abeda30cb90e03160e618c1702)
Hi ! I just bought this used Brooks Saddle. Dark and harder spots. Any idea on how to make it « softer » again ? Am I forced to buy the brooks
![Brooks saddle cracking. I apply the proofhide that comes with it religiously, when I first got it about once a month, had it about 5 years or so and started applying more Brooks saddle cracking. I apply the proofhide that comes with it religiously, when I first got it about once a month, had it about 5 years or so and started applying more](https://i.redd.it/p9jz1hfgtol31.jpg)