I think you are attributing far too much metal removing power to a pasted strop. What is CrOx? 30K grit? 0.5 micron? Compared to a 1K bevel setting hone, what you are talking about on a pasted strop is like suggesting blowing on your morning porridge will produce a hurricane off the Florida Keys...

Here's some figures based on some formulae I derived (from Shapton data) a few years back:

Micron = 14755/Grit (source: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...onversion.html). Note there are margins of error on the constants in the formula since it was derived from sample data.

So that when setting the bevel and establishing the major geometry and shape of the edge, you are using something in the order of 14755/1000 = 14.8 micron abrasive particulates.

When polishing on a strop pasted with CrOx, you are using 14755/30000 = 0.5 micron particulates.

I'm putting my money on the 15 micron particles to win the geometry race on a razor's edge. That's not to say that, over time, you will not produce convex bevels off a pasted strop. The Grand Canyon was produced by water and wind. But like the Grand Canyon, it's going to take a little time to get there, IMO.

James.