Hi, this is my first post after I've been shaving with a straight razor for about a month now. I found the wiki to be very helpful in ironing out all my problems, but after a month I can't figure out what could be causing my problem.

My razor is a Sheffield George Wostenhom & Sons Celebrated IXL (with a very nice custom handle). It will take me near a hundred passes of stropping to get the razor to pass the hanging hair test. When it's nice and sharp, I will lather up and start shaving. However, as I progress, the blade will become uncomfortably dull. If I should do a second pass WTG, it will get caught and slice my skin really easy.

So I'm not sure what to do. I had bought the blade and was told that it had just been professionally honed. Is this something wrong with the blade itself? Should I get a hone (or send it to a honemeister) and try to sharpen it?