Quote Originally Posted by OGlenn View Post
1. The hone on mine seems to just be a very fine grit sandpaper on a cardboard backer... Could a person change this?

You can change the hone, but finding a replacement is the difficult part. Manufacturing of these razors ceased in the early 60's, so there is no supplier of replacement parts per se. You might see a NOS replacement hone on the 'bay now and then, but the bidding often exceeds the price of an entire set with a decent hone. IMO the most effective way of resolving your hone issue is to buy another one and use the one you have for parts. be sure to ask the seller if the hone is cracked, as sometimes it is hard to tell from a photo. You might find one with no handle or a badly corroded blade, but a good hone and strop so you can piece together one solid kit. One good hone can tuneup you edges for all of your kits. Also, keep in mind that to establish the bevel and the edge, the hones used for straight razors are more effective, but the rolls hone works well to maintain that edge.

2. Can the strop also be changed? Mine again is a VERY thin piece of leather with a cardboard backer... There also have been "paste" applied to the strop.

As for the strop, a piece of Latigo leather can be trimmed and inserted in the cover, if what is there isn't doing the job. You do need to strop it in the kit - you don't necessarily need to hone it in the kit.
After reading some of the new posts, it seem as if someone had ALREADY changed the strop and hone in my razor...

I'm guessing, correct me if I wrong, the original hone was actually a honing stone... Like I said, I have taken the hone out of mine and it is just a piece of something attached to a cardboard backer.

The strop is the same... I'll try and post pictures...