True dat.

As an update (still no photos) I shaved today and the first pass was below acceptable. No cuts, no irritation but a lot of tug. I had to use the TurtleWax polishing compound (20 laps on my belt) and another 30 laps on the uncompounded section of the belt. That did the trick. Shave was a lot smoother (like the ones before).

I think I will stop trying to give it a mirror edge for now. Seems to me I need more tools (and money) than the one available to me at the moment.