Got a good shave last night but I had to strop often during the shave. It felt a little rough but the blade was sharp. I did not put it to the .5 paste again. I'm under the impression this technique might be .5 paste every shave, which is a theory I don't buy in to. Got a good shave, but again not great. Finally,a little out of frustration I ran the blade on a barber hone ten strokes and test shaved, which fixed all the discomfort issues that were developing. I think the slack strop creates sharp; but at a cost. The edge seemed to need aligning. A sharp blade that isn't aligned correctly was a new sensation to me. I fixed it with a hone but its possible better stropping (or different) stroping technique would be better with this type of bevel. Even the razor slap on the strop would atleast come close to flattening it. But since it seems to misalign while shaving I'll keep testing it out. From here I can tell it shaves very well.
At this point I give big thumbs up to using .5 paste on a slack strop but thats the only part of this technique I can endorse. The razor shaves great. But its a delicate edge.
I'll need to stop soon as I think I'm at the limit of my understanding on what this actual technique is about.