Hello all,

I am pretty young guy, 24 years old, and am thinking about taking the plunge and switching to a straght razor. The gillete fusions and shick quatros just dont give me a close a shave as id like, and i admire the craftmanship of a straight razor. I have got a pretty thick beard, and have had one for some time now, probably been haveing to shave every day since i was 17-18. I get a good shadow in the afternoon from a morning shave. My question is will shaving with a straigh razor cause my beard to get even tougher and grow even faster? I dont know if this is a dumb question but i dont want to be forced to shave mulitiple times a day when im in my 20's. Also if you have any tips on where to get a good first set that doesnt cost a fortune im open to hear it. Thanks in advance!

thickbeard