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I have plenty of stuff that's been made in China that isn't horrible but I wouldn't dare touch a razor made in China to my face.
Carbon steel is going to be your friend.
As others have said,...

Did you look through the "razors to avoid" in the Wiki? If your razor isn't on that list I would send it out to a pro the first time around.
I've got a Dovo shavette and it isn't bad. However, had I...

You can definitely make what you've outlined work, but I would advise, at the very least, a second razor. Two reasons...
if you opt not to hone your own you can still shave while one is out for...