I recently got a 7/8 W&B that looks like a true wedge. It cleaned up nicely, and the dark brown original horn scales are in good shape. The only thing is, as most sellers tend to do, this was honed up at quite an acute angle.

I honed it (for hours) a few days ago, and using the marker test, had to use 5 layers of electrician's tape on the spine to match the (dull) bevel angle that he had created. It honed up nicely at that point: DMT 1200 to fix the bevel, DMT 8EE, then polished on a yellow coticule. I finished it on a Shapton 16K, which gives me an edge that I like, without having to go to pastes. I did actually give it a few swipes on CrO on a TM paddle strop, and it was clear that the bevel was not touching the paste.

Long story short, I shaved with it today, and it was nice. My problem is how to maintain that edge. Will a hanging leather strop be effective? I'd hate to have it reground unnecessarily, so I'd appreciate any advice.