Hi guys...nice place here...im sure i will enjoy this forum!

I am about to start shaving with a straight razor ...im sick and tired of throwing away disposable blades and stuff like that... i need something to feel connected to it and use it for a long time!

So i got a few questions...

1) The razor... Carbon steel or Stainless Steel? Im thinking to get the dovo imitation mother of pearl (carbon steel) Is that good enough for a beginner?

2) The cuts...if by any chance cut my self with this. (Which i will sooner or later) how deep is the cut with this? I mean is it like a normal cut? Or your chin falls off or something like that!

Thanks for your time!