Am I breaking this in right?
I've had my new RR Horsehide Strop for awhile now, and the razor still just kinda zings across the strop with little draw. I have been rubbing the strop with my palm, but the breaking in seems to be taking forever.
So, I used a little neatsfoot oil in the palm of my hand and rubbed it into the strop. Since you really only make contact with the outside edges of your palm, I constantly moved the oil in the center of my palm to the outside edges as I worked. The strop did turn a little darker in streaks, and then evened out overnight.
I seem to have a little more draw now, but I'm wonding if I should use more oil, maybe on a paper towel or sponge, and keep going till the color is a bit richer and the draw is exactly the way I want it.
On the other hand, I'm thinking less is better and I should give it some time, just giving it more hand rubs and only adding some more oil in a couple of months if the draw is still weak.
Any thoughts?