Okay, my new 3" wide strop finally arrived. I mounted it to a "D" ring under my sink countertop, about 8" below my waist. I then gave my razor 50 round trip passes on the felt followed by 50 round trip passes on the leather. Arm hair test was good. The razor still cuts the hair on my arm while hovering about 1/4" above the skin. After finishing my first strop session, I noticed my cat eyeballing my new strop that was now dangling low at a very tempting and convenient height. Hmmm. Broke out the tools again and mounted 'another' "D" ring up high, atop the bathroom cabinet, and transferred the strop to that high ring for safe storage while not in use. "Poor Kitty!" Anyway, my questions...;


#1)... Should I load my felt strop with a bit of dressing, or just use it clean, as is?

#2)... If I dress the felt, should I strop the dressed side first, clean side second, then go to the leather?

#3)... Is it possible to "over strop" a razor while using proper stropping techniques?

#4)... This is a repeat question, kinda. Should I treat the new leather with Neatsfoot, or Williams, initially? If not, when should I oil it, or rub it with soap?