Through all the threads about the terrors of over-honing, I've yet to encounter any, so I stopped thinking about it. I'm now thinking I'm running into some w/ a coticule finish, where the edge starts out fine, but often doesn't last through the shave. This is a first for me.

To fix, I remember some back-strokes (spine-leading) are the corrective. How many? I don't know. Does this take away the hard-won keenness? How to approach its recovery w/out over honing again. 'Quite puzzled atm.