***** Hi Alex,   There is so much I like about the razor. Above all else, I am extremely happy with the quality and attention to detail the razor has. Your artistic flair is certainly one of a kind and I can see folks copying your work down the road.   Great job finishing the surfaces. Nice touches everywhere. I love the three-groove separation between the blade and tang. It reminds me of some of the more classy silverware on the market with the same configuration. On a razor, though, it is much more striking and appealing. You put the kind of finish on the blade that I prefer as well. I try to do mine in a similar fashion. The tang is stunning perfection! Great combination of shapes for such a large razor.   What amazes me as well is the fact that you have not been doing this for very long and the quality of your work is already in the league with the better artisans in the knifemaker world. Congrats. I could see you winning a "best new maker" award at one of the knife shows.   I have to add that this razor holds up quality-wise to any razor I have in my collection. It is nearly flawless! It is a symphony of beauty and function. Thanks again for doing it, Alex. I am happy to have it.   Bill Ellis, CA, USA ***** Alex, Just received and shaved with the razor, my god what a beauty and shaver. It’s so much nicer IRL than any picture can tell. All I wanted and more. The shave was clearly up there or above my ****** and two ******** razors (so far they have been my benchmark) and talking about workmanship and eye for detail, you are far ahead both of them. Again, thanks a lot. Looking forward to bring you more work  in the future! -Amund, Norway ***** Alex, Just a quick letter to let you know I had attended the Straight Razor Place Mid Missouri meeting this past weekend. Lynn Abrams had brought some of your razors to show the guys. I snatched one before Lynn had taken pics of it. Talk about a spontaneous purchase, I am glad I did. After a week of shaving I can attest that your razor is one of the finest I have used. I have been on a Japanese kamisori kick and have been using a couple Iwasakis I have acquired. One of them is forged from Tamahagane steel. Your razor rivals my Iwasakis. I'm impressed. While at the meet I tweaked your razor on a huge vintage yellow green Escher... Wow. Your razor shaved like a dream. My Iwasakis are taking a much deserved break from the rotation. I hope to be able to acquire another of your fine works some time in the future. Keep up the good work, you are an artist. -Mike, MO, USA ***** I bought my first razor from Alex more than a year ago. I have since bought five razors from Alex. Soon to be six. It should go without saying that I'm a huge fan of his work.  I own on the upwards of 100 razors, many of those are custom razors. Out of those Alex's have remained in my daily rotation since the day I received them. Every one of the razors I've received from Alex has been shipped very quickly, always packaged well, always with a written guarantee that if I don't like it I can send it back. Each one has been sharper than the last, and required nothing to be shave ready. In fact Alex has set the benchmark of what sharp is. All the razors have been detailed well in his pictures online. However, I must say that no picture could do justice to Alex's workmanship. The weight and quality of everything he does is immediately apparent. The clearances and fittings are perfect. The materials are all quality. You will never be disappointed by any of Alex's work. I give him my highest recommendation. -Bjorn, CA, USA ***** Alex's customer service is something I didn't think existed anymore.  I'm honestly both impressed and touched by his after sales service and am confident that any other straight users will be similarly satisfied with his products and skill that he displays in his work. -David, UK ***** WOWWWWWWW, Alex. I mean, wow. You captured it PERFECTLY. That's the sparkliest, shiniest, most blessed union  of natural and man-made I think I've ever seen. Really, your photographs don't come close to capturing this thing's soul. I wondered at first why you left the blade with a brushed finish instead of  polishing it to a mirror, but I get it now. This work is all about contrasts. And the best news is, no part of it takes fingerprints!! It's a small thing, but makes me happy. I also initially wondered why you got such thin pieces for the scales, but I get that now too. The balance is flawless. How did you even force yourself to let this thing out of your hands and send it  to me? I don't know if I could have let it go myself. Thank you for your guidance on the black lip. It's gorgeous. I like the orange and blue wedge. I think it's a modern and edgy take on a classic design, and I'm all for it. This work has your signature all over it. Long live Sir Alex! I am already in your debt and will happily refer others for your service. Your newest biggest fan... -Greg, IN, USA ***** The razor came yesterday and I shaved with it this morning. Excellent, excellent shave. You know, I really like your work. Your scales are a fine piece of craftsmanship. In my opinion the Achilles heel in a lot of scales is the spacer. I have seen some really beautiful scales, but then the spacer is off somehow and it pretty much destroys it for me. Yours on the other hand are just perfect. That attention to detail continues on throughout the whole piece. I guess one would call these scales basically traditional in shape, but you have nuanced the lines into something beautiful and unique. Not to mention what you have done to the middle. Very impressive.   Thank you very much, -Michael, IL, USA ***** I just wanted to say I love love love the work you do. Every restore I've seen from you, or any of the razors you sell, are gorgeous. Long before I ever consider a Maestro Livi, I think I'd rather support members of this community who not only do great work, but offer great advice to newbs like me. So that's it; keep up the great work. Your stuff is really beautiful. Cheers -JD, Canada ***** Hey Alex, just wanted to let you know that I indeed received the razor with the carbon fiber scales for Christmas. Now that I have shaved with it a few times I can tell you how fine a razor it is! Truly it is a masterpiece and work of art as well. I feel like it is a fantastic blend between the old method of shaving with the new method of creating a strong and light weight material. Just wanted to say thanks and let you know what I thought about it. -Brent, MS, USA ***** I absolutely love it... feels so nice in your hands and shaves just as well... the Etching is nice and deep which the pics don't show well, but in person... ooooooooftt lovely... I'll be speaking to you soon... I want another! -Garry, UK ***** Alex Jacques Razors What People Are Saying... RazorS Home Biography Gallery Links Music Home Where To Buy Contact -Feedback How-To