Thread: What exactly is overhoning?

Defining overhoning as a damaged edge misses another variation on the theme. If a person tests the edge with TPT, hair popping or whatever ....... gets to a point where the edge is 'honed' ..... continues to hone beyond 'there' the level of sharpness can decline. If they hone without sharpness tests, every so often, how much more likely are they to go beyond the requisite sharpness.

An old barber in the '80s, giving me a honing lesson, told me that if you go too far or use too much pressure , you can "lose the edge." So my postulate is that overhoning can be an issue while the edge may not be falling apart. The 'falling apart' edge is overhoned as well but losing the attained sharpness through continued, and unnecessary honing is overhoning as well. Just thinking out loud.