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I am the same. I use the TNT when setting the edge and then rely heavily on a microscope above 3k. I pay a lot of attention to the feel on the stone with the goal of getting microscope quality edges...

At the meet I made the point that feeling the burr would be just as difficult for a beginner to learn as using a thumbnail test. I don't know that this is true, but the burr on 6k and above is pretty...

No worries, I used a beater for this experiment.

With all do respect;

You are probably correct, but the burr method mandates that steel loss.

I am doing that experiment with the razor that I honed with this method, though it might take a while as I only use that razor for fill in and travel.

Update on this razor;

I used the razor again today. Before the shave I did three light, low pressure laps on a slack leather strop followed by 55 regular strop laps. The edge was calmed down...

In the interest of expanding on this idea from the OP.

At the meet we discussed the low cost and availability of the King 1k/6k. Today I experimented with Double Arrow modified to a 17 degree...

Joe was able to demo this technique at the Denver meet with gasman and I trying to pick it apart, in a constructive way, in real time. Joe used his halflap and burr technique up though a Norton 8k,...

I really like this idea, as it kind of reminds me of how I started.

I think that this bevel set, midrange, paste approach could be just as easily accomplished with conventional bevel set tests...