I enjoy the fruitful discussion in this thread. Every post may be the missing stone in the mosaic how to proceed efficiently when deburring an edge. 
It's a temptation to find universal rule how to sharpen without a burr. In my understanding the burr formation process is not fully understood yet. It depends among others on physical properties of sharpened blade. The most important property is the ductility/brittleness of the blade. Ductile materials form large positive burrs while brittle materials form smaller negative burrs by break out mechanism.
Nevertheless it is surely worth to look for a simple approach how to minimise the burr which is to some degree unavoidable phenomenon of sharpening.
Jan
It's a temptation to find universal rule how to sharpen without a burr. In my understanding the burr formation process is not fully understood yet. It depends among others on physical properties of sharpened blade. The most important property is the ductility/brittleness of the blade. Ductile materials form large positive burrs while brittle materials form smaller negative burrs by break out mechanism.
Nevertheless it is surely worth to look for a simple approach how to minimise the burr which is to some degree unavoidable phenomenon of sharpening.
Jan