Wax Tallow and Military Leatherworking

[Cajoes]

So been binging on HowToMedieval industrial processes (mostly youtube) and it occurrs to me that the leather "armor" we have in game would be more accurately named "leather jacket". - With the exception of the cutthroats cuirass, which is properly hardened leather. But this is neither here nor there. Just a quibble about calling something that is not armor a armor when we have such a detailed understanding of other processes such as weibier and metallurgy... Hopefully this will be looked at come Hafen. Again, still rambling.

The thought I wanted to ejaculate here was this:

Wax is used to make hardened leather...

Wax is also used to make candles...

Tallow is also used to make candles...

So does it not make sense to use Tallow wax to make hardened leather?

Use the whole cow, you wasteful savages.

Yours truly, OP.

[Axatros]

Wax is used to make hardened leather...

Wax is also used to make candles...

Tallow is also used to make candles...

Doesn't it seem a little bit suspicious?

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[LadyV]

Yes tallow wax does have the uses you suggest. The problem I see however is it make good quality wax a bit to common as animals get higher in quality. You no longer have to keep crops up as much and nurture hives. You kill your animal get meat, hide, intestines, and tallow. An all in one leather making machine and that make it a bit overpowered.

[Cajoes]

Ah, but you have to feed your cattle high quality crops, and breed them to produce superior fats. Which has to be rendered into tallow in a cauldron or similar - Whereas the bees produces a contineous if minor trickle of wax straight from the hive. (With hopes they fix that wonky glitch that degrades the hive quality) - So you can make wax while making wax, rather than just picking one over the other.