Yeah I find it works too,
Sounds like you have all the moves down pat, try the stropping and see where it goes, there are a multitude of reasons this one might have been a touch harsh, I could go on and on thinking them up
The Micro chips Rezdog just mentioned is worth looking close at, you did have to work that edge pretty hard after all when you yanked the chips.. Which is something to consider, what you did falls into the Restore side of things rather then just simple honing
Least you know it is sharp, now you just have to tweak in the smooth a bit...