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When this happened to me, I used a pasted strop with CrOxide. It improved the edge from "painful" to "shaveable".

That's a kludge, and I don't like relying on it. I think the real answer is to...

I've used 2000 grit sandpaper / 5 micron film / CrOxide pasted strop successfully. [I'm in Canada, close to a Lee Valley store.]

I check for a "set bevel" with a 10x loupe. If the bevel is set,...