Thread: Alex Jacques Custom Damascus

That is such a cool razor! I absolutely love it!

Gorgeous!
I love the way you added your logo too.

Just out of mild curiousity, what was the etching medium (acid?) and how long did the blade remain in the bath?

Beautiful,Alex.I knew you were getting into pounding and grinding some customs,and I expected something was coming along.It looks great.Another quality piece we have come to expect from you.

this isn't helping what we talked about Alex :P
looks great!

God, you make nice looking stuff, Alex!

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Outstanding! Looks like it should be called Darth Vader! Fantastic job Alex!

+1 on the black beauty. Great work, mate!

So awesome! Always like CF. This reminds me of Tu Nero F430. Exotic, menacing and beaut to boot.

Hows balance Alex? Thanks

Thanks everyone!

Originally Posted by DerekC

You say the C/F feels great in-hand? Is the weighting thrown off?

Originally Posted by SiRed8

Hows balance Alex? Thanks

The weight/balance is great. It's not thrown off or anything. It does balance on your finger at the tang or whatever, but I'm not a believer that that means anything anyway. The balance point is always changing depending on the angle and position of the scales anyway. Really, a blade will only be off balance with super heavy scales. Light weight scales, as long as they are in proportion and done well, really make no negative impact.

Originally Posted by ignatz

Just out of mild curiousity, what was the etching medium (acid?) and how long did the blade remain in the bath?

Ferric Chloride. I can't tell you exactly how long the etching was- it's a trial and error thing until you have the feel for it. Basically, I didn't have the clock timing it lol.