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Well, while we are all flexing our muscles let me jump in front of the mirror and pose!

I bought my first hone 27 years ago (a DMT plate that I still use today, actually). I began honing,...

Yes, except that depending on the abrasive used it may have more rounded peaks and troughs.

Additionally (and hopefully obviously) this is a 2D representation of what is really going on. In 3D...

I polished a serrated edge with a 7 step progression up to 14,000 grit. It was very sharp, and quite smooth (at a scale smaller than the length of each scallop in the blade).

Shave with it? No...

Is it quicker to Minneapolis or by bus?

I respectfully disagree.

Less shave ready? Yes
Less suitable for shaving? Yes
Less smooth? Yes
Less polished? Yes
Less sharp? No

I guess it is all how you choose to define "sharp" or,...

Take a sharp and smooth razor and give it 10 light x strokes on a 4k (or coarser if you like).

Is it now dull? Only if your strokes have very poor form...but it is now not as smooth.

So, you wanted to start a thread where people state the hone/grit they stop honing at?

Actually I think this is pretty easy...sort of.

What 'grit' is a bare leather strop? I would bet that...