I just recently bought a new strop. I went to Gentlemen's Choice in CT and bought an American Made 3" in black Latigo with a second in canvas webbing. I had some Franklin's baseball glove break in oil which I found out is really just neet's foot oil so I rubbed some in and started working it into the leather.

My questions are :

How do I recognize the signs that the leather is being broken in properly?

I noticed that some moisture on the surface of the strop was left undisturbed as the razor passed over it while stropping. Should I be concerned? I became very conscious of my technique when I noticed this so I was keenly aware of not favoring the spine, thus lifting the edge. As a matter of fact, at one point, I passed the moisture spot very slowly and, noticing the razor did not disturb it, unconsciously pulled the razor back over toward the wrong direction, putting a slight nick in my brand new strop. It has been Christened.

Anyhoo, any help would be appreciated.