Yes, I was mainly referring to the Verhoeven document. The Zowada website also has nice shots of razors honed on various stones which show the level of polish each stone imparts.

I have come to refer to the jaggedness of the edge as it's "teeth" or serrations or whatever. The point for me is that the edge is as rough as the finest grit used on it, whether or not it actually has serrations in the manner we commonly think of. Not that it matters, just wanted to clarify some vernacular.

And I agree with Bigspendur, even the most thorough explanations and reasoning don't mean squat until you have hands on experience.

But it is good to have discussions like this