Usually when you send a blade out for honing it comes back shave ready, no need to strop. It's possible you may have rolled the edge stropping, dulling it a bit, if you don't have much experience stropping. I would communicate with whoever you had hone the blade and see if they stropped it. Describe your beard prep for us, that could also be a problem. It's also possible your angles are wrong and you aren't stretching the skin properly. If you haven't it would be good to read the First Straight Razor Shave.

First straight razor shave - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Don't get discouraged, there's a bit of a learning curve but you'll get lots of help here.