Yaqi Brass Final Cut

After the success of "The Final Cut" a lot of people asked Yaqi if they could make it out of Brass or Stainless Steel. Yaqi announced in around May 2022 that they were going to send some brass Prototypes to various testers. The reports must have gone back positive because a month or so later they announced that they were going to produce it.
Around the end of June 2022, they were ready and we could place orders. It was said that only 100 were been manufactured in the first run. There were two handle styles.

They pretty much copied The Final Cut except that they removed the scallops on the safety bar and left it smooth. Its fully CNC machined so the tolerences are smaller and its overall a better manufactured razor.
Someone on a forum tried it at its max and reported a great shave with it. I followed his lead and it was at that point, I decided that I would make an "overclock" dial adjuster for it - see the first image in the second row. With that adjuster, it will overclock to around 12.
Like the previous versions, its a D89 head with adjustability based on the "Gibbs" system patented back in 1937.

Possible Improvements
They didn't paint fill the numbers and dial indicator and it doesn't overclock.

The Prototype
I managed to order a prototype at the same time. (Last picture in the second row below)
I chose the "other" handle type to the non-prototype. The only difference between the two is that the final version has a serial number engraved on it, while the prototype does not.

 

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How does it shave?
Its a great shaver and excellent value for money, but just does quite not reach the heights that the zamak version does (JMHO). There is a tiny bit of drag which The Final Cut does not have.
The third image below shows the new "Overclock" adjuster dial for it, and Yes it does give it a bit more aggression.
I haven't used the prototype but believe that it would shave the same.

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