Hi guys

My name is Marc-Antoine but people just call me Marco.

I'm a college student (Metallurgy/Materials engineering) from Quebec city.

I really am into knives too, so I understand things about steel and sharpening.


I bought a bulk of razor blades a few years ago in a closeout and am about to run out. I was considering straight razors but I don't know if it's for me. I tried to find a barber shop but they don't use straight razors anymore around here.

I'm just not sure my skin will like it. It's very sensitive. I don't tan I burn. Also, it seems like my face didn't get the memo that I'm not a teenager anymore and keeps giving me some acne, not a lot but enough so I cut myself while shaving. I almost always cut myself under my chin too, looks like my jawbone did not evolved for shaving, almost looks like a W. I have a sensitive light skin and some strong dark facial hair, so electric razors are not really effective, they get my skin to burn and it doesn't look like I got shaved at all. If I shave with a blade before I go to a bar, it will itch when I get back.

I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation, but will my skin get used a straight razor blade?



As for the material, I was planning to get an Entry level razor here, a good leather strop and eventually a better sharpening stone (that would also be used for my Japanese kitchen knife).

Is a 1000/4000 stone enough for a razor?

Thanks



EDIT: What a crappy first post, I got in the wrong section. Sorry about that.