Nope, no personal offense taken.

As for the striations; I think that, at the lower grit levels, the uneven portions of the edge that feel like teeth may be comparable in sharpness to the final desired shaving edge so they are what's making the blade appear to pass the HHT but in reality, the main cutting bevel is much too dull (not to mention that you'd have some serious razor burn from the teeth) to shave with. And when higher grit stones are used to remove the inconsistencies along the main cutting bevel, the sharp teeth are removed, leaving a slightly duller, but much smoother, razor edge.

This can be continued up as far as one wants to, or can realistically, go (i.e. shapton 30k, Nakayama, .25 diamond). And at some point, the edge just cannot get any finer. I have yet to tell a difference between CrO and my Nakayama because, at those grit levels, the striations are almost non-existent and it's the quality of the steel and the bevel angle that are the noticeable properties.

So, to summarize my attempt to answer your question, I am saying it's possible that the teeth are sharper than the main bevel, sharp enough to pass the HHT, and that a polished razor edge returns to the same (or finer) sharpness of the original teeth but without the serration. Thus making the edge "shave ready".

Is that somewhat in line with your observations?