My final shave with the Yates from a few days ago:
Plate: Hybrid plate
Blade: Permasharp (3)
Brush: Elite hybrid w/ Viking Odin’s Beard knot
Soap: Ethos Succes
Post: GentlemanJon Alum block
Post: Ethos Replenish
Post: Ethos Succes Skin Food Splash
I’ve tried a few open combs before, and didn’t like the feel of any of them. I can no longer say that after I did my first pass with the OC side of the Yates brass hybrid plate. Surprisingly smooth for an OC, with just a bit of blade feel. I’m not sure I’d like to use this one all the time, but it is definitely smoother than any OC that I have tried. I think with some continued use and practice with this plate, I could make things even smoother with the OC side. For the last 2 passes, I switched to the SB side, and finished up a very nice smooth shave. Similar results to the M plate.
Final thoughts:
The Yates is on the top of my list of possible purchases this year. I’m trying to keep my den small, so I will most likely be letting go of a couple of things that aren't seeing much use, and the Yates will be on the short list for purchase after that. I have a few other razors I intend to try out, but this one will be very hard to beat.
Thanks once again to
andrewjs18 and
YatesPrecision for the opportunity to use this razor.
HMan,
dmshaver,
AQU and
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