I'm back from my vacation, and my experiment is complete. Here are the results.

I shaved each day with the "Wednesday" razor from a 7-day set of Henkels. I used the "Thursday" as a control for comparison purposes.

Before each shave I gave Wednesday 3 or 4 strokes on each side on a Swatty hone. No stropping. I shaved for seven days that way. All the shaves were good. I experienced no deterioration in shave quality. On the 8th day (this morning) I shaved the right side of my face with Wednesday, and the left side of my face with the control Thursday. If anything, Wednesday shaved a little better. But the two razors were very close in shaving effectiveness. I tried to distinguish any difference due to hone wear on edge and spine between the Wednesday and Thursday razors but I could not.

These results apply only to me, with my razors, my hone, and my honing technique. However, if any of you are curious, the experiment is easy enough to duplicate for yourself, to see if using only a hone works for you too.

I have fun with my handmade strop, and have no intention of giving it up for my home shaves. However, I now have a new, and lighter, kit for traveling.