Originally Posted by
Ryan82
Welcome back! I've never met you on the forum, but certainly glad to :)
A couple thoughts from my side:
Strop - You could try applying a little neatsfoot oil to soften the leather and then use a bottle to flatten it out. Some guys will put a stack of heavy books on top of their strop and let it sit overnight. As for the canvas side there are some material strop pastes (Dovo comes to mind), but I've never used them and can't comment on their performance.
Brush - Some will use borax or similar for an initial cleaning, but that somehow seems harsh to me. I'd say give it a good cleaning with regular shampoo once or twice and that should take care of it.
Razors - were your razors shave ready, or somewhat so, when you last used them? Assuming yes they may not need all the honing that you think they do. Once you get your strop sorted out and back in working order, strop the living hell out of the edge and see if there is a noticeable improvement in shave readiness - you may be surprised.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.