1) I don't consider my skin sensitive, but I've had few feather razors. The razors are really well made tools and the blades are excellent - they're sharp and smooth. Of course, you'll have to use reasonably good technique with them. I've never nicked myself with them (out of a dozen or so times), so I like to think that people who find them unforgiving, just need to be more attentive.
That being said, for some reason to me they felt more like a DE razor than a straight.

2) Iwasaki is the most popular, but I think there are a couple more makers. That's the current production japanese razor that I have.

3) You can purchase Iwasaki at straightrazordesigns, and there was one more place in hawai that sells them, I think they may be selling one more maker too.



My question though is how do you know you like the way these razors handle if you don't already use one?