The razor is nice to hold with plenty of grip. It did not feel like it was going to slip out of the hand even with its minimal knurling on the handle. Being made of brass, it’s also a bit weighty which I like/
It appears well made. There are some very minor tooling marks on top of head but certainly nothing to complain about and nothing that distracts from what I think is a very good looking razor.
There is a large range of gap between settings 1 and 6 and the gap remains even throughout the adjustment range. There is s a little bit of spring movement of the bottom plate when adjusted off 1 but only if you push it intentionally. There was absolutely no movement while using it so it in no way affects the way it shaves.
The one criticism I do have it that the dial goes from 1 to past 6 and stops at 1 again. However, there is no extra gap from 6 to where it stops again at 1. This doesn't affect the shave though and is something I’d consider minor.
I used an Astra blade which is my default blade for any new razor I use and set it on 4. This setting felt quite aggressive but with no feeling that I was going to take the top layer of skin off. The shave was very smooth, and it gave plenty of feedback.
I dialled down to 3 for XTG and that seemed to be its sweet spot for me.
Rinsed off after 2 passes and there was no stubble left, just baby smooth skin.
Overall, I'm impressed with the Final Cut in Brass. As this was a sample, I did get it at a reduced price, but I would have still been happy with it after paying full price regardless. As they haven't been released, I won't mention the retail price here as it’s not my place.
These will be available from The Wet Shaving Co. in July.
) then heard they had a change of mind and the brass version was being made. 
