Originally Posted by
bluesman7
It sounds to me like you are shaving with too high of an angle.
Another thing it could be is the razor. Does this happen on more than one razor? I had a razor that behaved that way while all of my other razors did not. I finally determined that the bevel angle on that one razor was too acute, ~15 degrees, for the steel/temper of that razor. I have since reduced the bevel angle to 17 degrees and now the razor holds its edge. I have other razors with bevel angles ~15 degrees that hold up fine. Changing the bevel angle is a pretty major honing mod and I'm not suggesting that you do it, just bringing it up as a possible cause. If this is happening with other razors, it is extremely unlikely that this is the problem.