My husband was very happy with his new ring and really liked the fact it was so light weight.

After losing my original wedding ring from 25 years ago, I wanted something unique and cool. I love the natural alder wood combined with the carbon fiber. The look together is awesome, but also, with the carbon fiber, it brings a level of comfort to the ring you wouldn't have with the wood. The wood itself has a rustic finish on it, not super polished. That adds a cool texture to it but it hasn't created any problems with chafing. It is a very comfortable and cool ring.

Being a Bourbon, Scotch and overall whiskey fan, as soon as I saw the Alder I knew that was the wedding band I *needed* to replace my boring tungsten ring.

What really made me realize I made the right decision was a support discussion. As this ring contains wood from actual Jack Daniels casks/barrel staves, I was concerned about water from washing dishes, showering, etc. The care guide inferred that normal showering and washing dishes, etc should be OK but I wanted to know if I could use a good Beeswax to condition the wood on my new ring. I decided to reach-out to Manly Bands Customer Support.

Within an hour, I received a response that she would forward my question to the "Made to Order" team. The next day, the Made to Order team responded that they were reaching out to the actual crafters of the ring and would get back to me as soon as they got an answer.

Within an hour of that email, sure enough - the ring crafters agreed with my choice of Beeswax as a means of conditioning and protecting the wood on my ring!

Thanks so much for a great "Manly Band" and great customer experience overall!