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If you haven't already, one thing to try would be shaving with the full hollow flat as possible. One of my early restores was foiled to such a thinness that it takes the slightest touch to deflect...

Stopping or skipping is a sign of poor lather, poor honing, or high angle of attack but I haven't seen it all so maybe I'm missing something.

I just can't get my head around a properly honed blade of any grind being stopped by whiskers. :shrug:

Weepers have nothing to do with the grind & everything to do with the edge &/or user... :)

As for wedges vs hollows read thebigspendurs reply: ...