I'm seriously considering making a jade (nephrite) handled razor for my friend's birthday on 12/12/12. He's been growing a beard for years, the joke being that it will protect him from the Mayans. After the "end of the world, he won't need the beard anymore, so we're gonna shave it off. I think a jade handle will be fitting for the task.

I agree with the others that a traditional razor handle would not work well in something like jade. But who says we have to be traditional. There are plenty of ways to design a pivot that doesn't require flexible parts. Just look at almost any piece of machinery for examples. For my project I'm going to do away with moving parts all together, and make a fixed blade. This will allow for better control of the balance point and simpler construction.

Phillip