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As some of you probably know from prior postings, I am in the process of learning to strop properly with keeping the wrist straight, never letting the razor leave the strop, etc.
I found a less expensive than usual leather strop on ebay (referenced above) and decided to use that one to practice technique and care before I start using one I ordered from SRD earlier this week and a TM strop I acquired last year. Due to the difficulty I've had, I don't want to use my new ones until I become competent at stropping because I'll just nick them up.
I asked the seller how to care for the ebay strop and this was his answer: "A couple of time per week use your lather soap with brush, then every 3-5 months use a couple of coats of neatsfoot oil to keep from drying."
The question I am throwing out to the group is, do you think that is excessive maintenance? Instinctively, it strikes me that I might ruin the strop or shorten its life span if I do everything suggested.