A mutant burr

[SteveG]

Is it possible that in the process of removing the existing burr, you're also drawing new metal out past the apex and creating a new burr? (I ask because I've done that, though it took me a while to realize it - and I still don't know how to tell when it's actually happening.) I don't know if it's theoretically sound or not, but I can visualize it where stropping might actually build up the metal where the burr is attached, creating an extremely frustrating sharpening session.