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Ha ha! Watch the strop and the blade while you're flipping it during stropping, otherwise include the step 3b - Repair nicked strop ;)

Honestly, 3+ years into honing and having honed more blades...

A very warm welcome to you. Get some Barbicide (UK Amazon has it), you're going to need it. There's really no test like the shave test, I'm afraid.