So...no stroppin.! Is that what I'm understanding.

You might have a foiled edge, or....the bevel was never properly set, from the beginning.

At least 80 laps on leather, after the 12K.

I run a progression of strops, after a honing..

The edge doesn't end on the hone, it stops at the strop.
It either improves, or destroys, an edge. It all depends in your abilities.