Originally Posted by Tony Miller
I think Howard's point is not that the strop is un-needed for genral use but he wants a minimal kit for ease of use on the road. A hone is much smaller than a paddle or hanging strop. In trade off though he is adding a honing every shave. A step is not really being skipped here (stropping), but a different one is being substituted (honing).
Last year I actually made a bunch of "Pocket Strops" which were 2" x 4" wooden/leather hones. Many were bought with pastes on both sides and used just for travel since they were so small. I did a run of strop back hones too using some of Tilly's barber hones.
His is just another innovative approach to get the job done.