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The OP said he had been doing 4/8/K pyramid laps and stropping on Diamond paste, in an attempt to revive it. He says the bevels are meeting, but will not shave arm hair, think we are beyond touchup,...

Yea the whole pressure thing is hard to describe to someone.

If you were going to touch up a razor that had been previously honed and the bevels were still flat and there was very minor chipping,...

So are you using “no pressure” on all your laps?

Looking straight down on the edge with your 30x loupe, you will see the edge as a grey blur, any spots that are not meeting will reflect light.
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Oh, I see you are using the Stevie Wonder method…

Get some magnification and look straight down on the edge, if you see shinny spots the bevels are not meeting, you have chipping or both.

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