Hi Dustin, welcome to the board.

The advice you've gotten so far is certainly sound.

If you can't fix your strop, I would go to The Well Shaved Gentleman The Heirloom Razor Strop Company : Home and get a strop from Tony. Tony is a member here and is a fine gentleman to deal with as well as a great craftsman.

Something that doesn't get as much mention as it used to (I have no idea why) is a pasted strop for touch ups and to keep you going while you learn to hone. You can get pasted paddle strops or bench hones from Tony, or, if you're handy, make one yourself. I found the pasted paddle really useful for touching up my razors while I fumbled my way through learning to use a hone. That's just me, YMMV. Anyway, be patient and you'll get there.

Jordan