“Brought a family heirloom back to life”
“Used this on an old oak dining table that had been sitting in my parents' attic for over two decades. The dry, dull finish absorbed it completely overnight. Buffed it off the next morning and the wood grain came alive again with a smooth, soft finish. Absolutely beautiful result.”
Feeds dull, dry kitchen cabinets, tables and family furniture back to warm, even wood with the grain showing, without stripping, painting, citrus smell or a greasy film.
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“Brought a family heirloom back to life”
“Used this on an old oak dining table that had been sitting in my parents' attic for over two decades. The dry, dull finish absorbed it completely overnight. Buffed it off the next morning and the wood grain came alive again with a smooth, soft finish. Absolutely beautiful result.”
Try it for 30 days, starting the day it arrives. If you're not happy, we'll refund you in full.*
*Refunds are handled under our refund policy.
Free shipping on every US order. We pack each order by hand, so please allow a few days for preparation; most orders arrive within 7–13 business days depending on your location. Questions about a delivery? Our support team will help.
Each jar holds 100 ml / 3.4 fl oz of Wood & Leather Salve. Bonus jars, the applicator brush and the pre-cleaning wipes depend on the bundle you choose above.
Every piece is different: age, earlier finishes and cleaning products all affect the result. Always test a small hidden spot first and let it dry completely. Made for finished wood and smooth, absorbent leather. Not for suede, nubuck, unfinished, synthetic or bonded materials. Pemberton's isn't responsible for damage from misuse, skipping the test spot or use on unsuitable surfaces.
Real kitchens, real heirlooms
One thin coat, buffed off. Every mark that tells a story stays.
Before
AfterPale and dry around the knobs, hazy on the lower doors, and a painting estimate on the counter nobody wanted to pay.
Degreased with warm soapy water, dried, one thin coat door by door after dinner, buffed before bed. The honey color came back even and the grain showed again. The estimate went in the recycling.
Before
AfterHazy, grey-brown and dusty, the grain almost gone. Too precious to strip, too tired to ignore.
Dusted, wiped, fed with a cotton cloth and buffed the next afternoon. Warm walnut again, with the grain back and every old mark still there. It looks like hers again.
Before
AfterA grey haze, pale spots where plates and elbows go, and homework scratches from three kids.
Cleaned, one thin coat along the grain, buffed after an hour. A rich oak color and a soft glow, and nothing came off on the napkins at dinner that night.
Before
AfterGrey, dry and dusty in the garage, water rings on the lid, the kind of piece people paint white.
Cleaned twice, fed, left a day, fed again. Warm, rich wood with the old rings faded into character. It lives at the foot of the bed now.
Illustrative before and after images. Results vary with age, finish and wood type.
Pale wood around the knobs. A hazy, tired finish. Grain you can barely see anymore. Most wood furniture isn't ruined. It's dried out.
Heat from the stove, sun from the window and years of cleaning sprays slowly pull the oils out of the wood. What's left looks flat and grey.
Painting means emptying the kitchen for weeks and losing the grain for good. Lemon sprays smell nice and leave a film. Pemberton's puts the oils back and seals them in thin with beeswax and carnauba.
Clean it, wipe it on, buff it off. One jar does a lot of cabinet doors.
A dull cabinet hasn't lost its finish. It has lost the oil underneath it. Lemon and silicone sprays sit on top, smell strong and attract dust. Paint covers the problem along with the grain.
Pemberton's does neither.
First, jojoba, shea and hemp seed oil travel through the existing finish into the dry wood, so the color comes back from inside.
Then, beeswax and carnauba leave a thin layer that buffs dry and helps resist fingerprints and splashes.
Smell clean, leave a film and pull in dust. Nothing goes into the wood.
Weeks of sanding and primer, thousands of dollars, and the grain is gone for good.
Wipes on and buffs dry in ten minutes. No stripping, no stain. Repeat a few times a year.
One jar
Kitchen cabinets
Dining tables
Dressers & desks
Rocking chairs
Stair rails
Tool handles
Carvings & decoys
The leather chair, tooAlways clean kitchen grease off first. The salve feeds the wood, not the grease on top of it.
It goes on clear and deepens the color while wet, then settles as it buffs. On light woods like maple and pine, test inside a cabinet door first.
The method
Warm water and a drop of dish soap on a microfiber cloth. Kitchen grease has to come off before anything goes in.
A cotton cloth along the grain, one door or one section at a time. Thin beats thick.
Ten minutes later, a clean cloth until nothing comes off on your hand.
Every finish is different. Try a small spot on the inside of a cabinet door, let it dry and judge it in daylight before you do the fronts.
Primer, sanding, three weeks without a kitchen and a quote bigger than the cabinets are worth. Or a lemon spray that leaves a film you can write your name in.
This doesn't strip, stain or paint, so there's nothing to undo. And if your wood doesn't look better, you get your money back within 30 days.
Before you open the jar
Yes. It works over oil, varnish, lacquer and shellac finishes, feeding the wood through the finish and leaving a thin wax layer on top. Test a hidden spot first.
Not if you go thin and buff. After about ten minutes, buff until nothing comes off on your hand.
No added scent and no citrus oils. You'll notice a faint natural beeswax smell while the jar is open, and that's it.
Light surface scratches and worn spots on a dry finish often blend in once the wood is fed. Deep gouges and dents stay.
Usually not. White rings are moisture trapped in the finish and need a different fix. Feeding the wood helps everything around them look even.
No. Paint, laminate and vinyl wraps have no wood exposed to feed.
No. We don't sell it for food-contact surfaces. Use a board oil made for that.
A thin coat on an average kitchen's cabinet fronts uses a good part of a jar, depending on how dry the wood is. That's why most people pick a bundle.
Every few months for kitchen cabinets and tables in daily use, once or twice a year for furniture that's mostly looked at.
Your first order ships at the bundle price you choose. After that, refills ship every month at the price shown under the Add to cart button until you skip, pause or cancel, which you can do anytime from your account or by emailing us.
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