The Sandalwood Switchblade

Redesigned for 2021! This new run of combs is our most Beautiful, Robust and Ergonomic ever. We invented this comb design, have worked out the kinks over the years, and our newest model is simply the best out there! Carved from a solid piece of wood; polished to perfection; you will be impressed.

The Sandalwood Switchblade is Beard & Bates' take on a classic 19th century folding beard comb. This handcrafted artisan comb is perfect accompaniment for beards, mustaches and hair. Each beard comb is a unique work of art--no two combs are exactly alike. From a unique piece of solid wood each comb is carefully cut, sanded, fitted, resanded, polished, and laser-etched. Our combs are extremely smooth, pleasing to the touch, and are a testament to the beautiful wood. Our new and updated comb features a solid wood design which more strong and robust than our previous models. The folding design of The Sandalwood Switchblade beard comb provides an ergonomic yet aggressive and masculine design element. We also offer a genuine leather engraved pouch that is as attractive as it is protective; it is a smart and handsome accessory to buy in order to protect your comb. This foldable comb can be stored easily in the pocket of one’s jeans or coat, and makes the perfect companion for our beard oils and balms. In contrast to a plastic, acetate, bone or metal comb, a wooden comb lightly absorbs some of the surface oil and thus has better traction and hold when combing well groomed and oiled beard hair. Many an accomplished beardsmen swear by a quality wooden comb.

A Modern Classic - Shown with Optional Genuine Leather Pouch

Wooden combs are the most preferred for beards as they hold zero static, unlike plastic or acetate combs. Our new and updated comb features a solid wood design that is more strong and robust. The folding design of The Sandalwood Switchblade beard comb provides an ergonomic yet aggressive and masculine design element. We also offer an optional genuine leather embossed pouch, as seem in the above photo, that is as attractive as it is protective; it is a smart and handsome accessory to buy in order to protect your comb.

A Unique History

Products for the Life in Rebellion

Beard & Bates offers uncommon and unique products that are steeped in both historical significance and iconoclastic vision. Beard & Bates is a family company that carries on the work began by two different American artisan families: the Beard family of North Carolina and the Bates family of Virginia. Both families historically became known for their creativity, inventions, ideas and products that defied the expected. Beard & Bates seeks to recreate the 19th Century beard oil, combs, fashion, products and sundries that the Beard family became known for, while adding the iconoclastic American vision and ideas that characterized the Bates family. We are neither retro nor contemporary but desire to produce what is universally alluring.