A few years back, I came across a shaving set-up from someone who had used it in Milwaukee, Wisc. It consisted of a Solingen razor, a Carborundum hone, a Frictionite 00 double-sided barber's hone, and a loom strop, one side pasted. An original sales receipt for a couple of items was there, dating to the mid-1950s. The set-up showed regular use, and I concluded that this was the guy's "complete set-up" at the time. I've kept the set together and only used these hones and strop to maintain shaving with it by way of a reference. Does it give me the best shaves I've ever had? No. But the shaves are otherwise good enough.