Quote Originally Posted by Ryan82 View Post
Chrome ox is fairly gentle and doesn't have the cutting power of, say, diamond spray. But it's still an abrasive, and the "less is more" rule applies really well here. IME 10-15 laps is optimal, though I'm sure Lynn would probably say even that is too much. I suppose you could do a few dozen laps more, but all you're doing at that point is removing unnecessary metal AND running the risk of a crumbling edge. If someone feels it necessary to use that many laps of paste they didn't do their part on the hones. JMO.
If you read into the posts I linked to and you will see that the stropping tests that have been done with upwards of 60 laps using Cubic Boron Nitride and had no ill effect on the edge. Mr. Miller comments and has done upwards of 30 laps with the CBN as well.

Can't possibly think that crox is more abrasive than CBN as CBN is.... second in hardness only to diamond and in certain forms is actually harder than synthetic diamonds...

I'd be curious to see your measurements of steel removed before and after such a stropping routine.