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On many stones it is. Whether you can shave straight from a stone has a lot more to do with the individual stone than it does how good a job you do honing. Some stones, the razor just will not shave...

Being able to shave from a stone without stropping doesn't really give any useful info IMO. YMMV of course. Many hones leave a slight microscopically tiny burr or wire - even if only in irregular...