Originally Posted by
ShavedZombie
Mine is an Artisan, and mine has started to soften up a LOT. However, I'm a college student, so I put the strop next to my desk, fixed to the rail of my lofted bed, that way, whenever I am reading assignments, or browsing the net, I can hand-rub. So I rub mine -on average- an hour to three hours a day, every day -except for weekends-.. That, and I strop in my free time -and Every time I strop I give it a 5 minute hand rub prior to stropping- so I get about 2 hours rubbing and 30 minutes stropping on two of my strops every day (alternating daily from Horsehide and Latigo to Horsehide and Bridle [I only have the one horsehide, and it needs thorough breaking, so I rub it every day, and the other two trade days]
Wow... That was too long winded. Basically, I rub the horsehide a lot every day, and strop for fun every day... So it broke in in about a month... And I love it!
Good luck!