Sorry, for the late reply, been out of town.
The hide is pretty soft, I took it out of the solution, let it hang for a day or two to drip try then pinned it to the board and rubbed the leather lube into it. That has made the leather reasonably soft and flexible, I haven't had to break it in at all.
You can see kinks at the neck and far legs - the board wasn't big enough so I pull the longer bits around the board and stapled them to the back so they dried that way and are the only bits needing work. I can roll it up or fold it easily.
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