Weird...
IF it's not a glitch in your techique, the only thing I can come up with, is that you possibly could have rolled over the edge a bit. Not enough to render it completely dull, but just enough for one side of the razor to still perform well, while the other side pulls like hell. I never witnessed something like that, but I guess it's possible.
As far as the glitch in you techique is concerned: Try shaving a part of both cheeks with the same hand but turn the razor in the other direction. It's easy to do and the shaving angle is easy to control that way. You could also try shaving armhair with both sides of the razor and check if that shows a similar defect.
A slightly bend edge is probably caused by some stropping mishap, perhaps during the chromium oxide stage, or otherwise during normal stropping.
You could try stropping 30 laps with a bit extra pressure (together with some extra force to keep the strop taut) and then 30 laps with your normal light pressure. Maybe that would fix things. If not, I 'd jump back to the 4K for a few strokes, check the bevel for sharpness and proceed with the rest of your progression. Wait with the Chromium Oxide till after your first shave. That first test shave should be very good. If not, there's something wrong with your honing. (I hope you don't raise a slurry on your coticule?)
Good luck,
Bart.
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