A question for those who've trodden the path for a while. I've been diligently working on my shaves and am at the point of three passes with touch ups becoming a matter of routine. Shaving is smooth and the rhythm is there. My question has to do with what I'm perceiving at the final stage. I've got the bristles very, very short. Mainly undetectable against the grain. However on the cheek area it's proving difficult to go from "almost there" to "there". I notice that even when I go over the same spot multiple times, I still hear that scheet scheet scheet noise (the "shaving sound") on every stroke. This suggests to me that the hairs aren't getting cut off; just bent over, perhaps, so the noise continues. I'm wondering if this may be telling me that the razor, although quite sharp, is no longer quiiiiite sharp enough and needs to have some touch up.

Both my good blades came shave ready and all I've done so far (with them) is stropping. So it's clear that at some point they'll need to go back on the stones. I was planning to wait until they "let me know" they're ready and I'm thinking maybe this is the way they're doing so? Since I've never brought a blade from shave ready to no-longer shave ready, it's a bit of an unknown for me. So, hoping that those who've gone through the process a few times can either confirm (or not).