This is directly from the FAQ:

"When a blade is honed on a strop loaded with some sort of abrasive compound, the cutting bevel looses its triangular shape and becomes arc-shaped (or "convexed")...without resetting the bevel first, one cannot touch up a pasted razor with a hone."

If this is true, then why should I use a paste? I'm simply costing myself more in the long term, correct?