(12-30-2020, 12:51 PM)Dave in KY Wrote: Wednesday December 30,2020
Razor: Carbon Cx 1.08 (++) Plate
Blade: Wizamet (4)
Brush: Elite Razor/Manchurian
Soap: Zingari Man The Soloist
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: CHH Tobacco
Fragrance: Mr. Burberry
4th shave with the Carbon Cx razor, this time with the 1.08 (++) Plate. By far the Goldilocks out of the 4 for me. It was apparent on the 1st pass which caused me to go grab my tablet to do a video of the shave but since it was spur of the moment I didn't feel it came out well or that I articulated things well and it was unfair to Carbon Razor as they deserved better so I trashed it. Bottom line is I like this razor but even this plate doesn't push me to the purchase category. All was well until I went with my atg pass and the lack of arch and clamp close enough to the edge effects the rigidity of the blade for me and therefore the comfort/smoothness of the shave. Do I have kevlar whiskers ? No, but for whatever reason if I don't have a rigidly held blade it is an issue for my atg pass with my stiff whiskers. Not an issue for everyone and so this could be a perfect razor for you. For me I have others that excel in all the areas my beard requires with the Yates 921 "H" Plate standing at the pinnacle for me. That said, this is an extremely well built/machined razor and beautiful as well. If I were to buy one the 1.08 (++) Plate would be the one. I don't see how you could go wrong if you found the right fit for yourself in one of their 4 plates. The company is a solid company producing beautiful tools for our pleasure. I thanks Carbon Razor and DFS for hosting this pass around so I could be informed. I will clean/sanitize and ship to the next participant jbreakfield Have a great day Everyone !!
Thanks so much for all of your reviews in this thread. Unfortunately, Carbon is not going to be for me based on everyone's descriptions.