Hi all-
Thanks for the advice - I wish I could say I don't need any more, but it's just not so. The good news is... after following Glen's suggestion everything started working better, and this morning I was able shave.. with half the razor, and not very comfortably. So I have the feeling that I'm past the "restoration" part of the process, and now am merely struggling to get a shave-ready sharpness. I'll keep playing (including the marker test - thanks), and if I don't taste success in a reasonable time (2 weeks? a month?) I'll come back for another kick in the pants.

Thanks very much! It's exciting to see things working, and feel what certainly is the sharpest blade that I've every created...
Shuka