Quote Originally Posted by rkw216 View Post
I wonder if that might be the problem. That describes how the blade feels to me.
It may not be the whole problem, but it could be some of it. I'd get the razor honed by one of the vendors and then try it without stropping or anything and see if you still experience it to the same degree. If it changes you can pretty much determine if it is, isn't, or could be. I'm counting on your technique being pretty good.