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Post by magman on Dec 17, 2016 20:21:15 GMT -5
Anybody know where I can get a set of Snakewood grips made for a SBH?
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cmh
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Post by cmh on Dec 17, 2016 20:25:41 GMT -5
Zane at Lone Star Custom Grips??
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Post by magman on Dec 17, 2016 20:40:38 GMT -5
Talked to Zane. Not taking work for now. Too bad.
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Post by lscg on Dec 18, 2016 13:22:41 GMT -5
Rob Rowen!
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caryc
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Post by caryc on Dec 18, 2016 14:57:57 GMT -5
I love snakewood grips. Not advertising here since I'm not making grips at this time, just like to show how pretty they are. Snakewood is about the most expensive wood there is. It's also very hard to get in widths large enough for plow handle type grips. Snakewood grips are expensive because grip makers take a chance on buying it. Even when seeing pictures of it before buying it, it might be full of hairline cracks that don't really show up until you start working the wood. It is very prone to cracking when the wood is drying. I've often ended up not making any profit on a pair of snakewood grips because of how much expensive scrap wood I ended up with. But is does make beautiful grips.  |
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Post by CraigC on Dec 18, 2016 15:28:41 GMT -5
Is it not a candidate for stabilization?
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caryc
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Post by caryc on Dec 18, 2016 15:50:40 GMT -5
Is it not a candidate for stabilization? Well, the stabilizing process is charged by the pound of your product after stabilizing. So, when I needed wood stabilized, I always cut it into blanks as small as I could to produce grips from allowing maybe an eighth inch over in the thickness since after stabilizing, the blanks need to be sanded smooth and flat again on the back. The stabilizing process will also warp your blanks. So after cutting wood down into my blanks, if I saw cracks in it, I would not even proceed with it. The stabilizing process is to keep the wood from cracking and warping in the first place. Stabilizing wood my not fill any cracks or voids in the wood. What it does is surround the wood fibers with the material. I've cut into stabilized spalted wood blanks to find small voids in it. Add stabilizing to the price of snakewood and you have a very expensive material. |
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Post by kings6 on Dec 18, 2016 21:28:11 GMT -5
I only have one gun with snakewood grips but to me it was worth the wait and the expense. The patterns found in this type of wood is tough to describe. It has to been seen to be believed.   |
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Post by Frank V on Dec 18, 2016 22:28:21 GMT -5
Cary, thanks for that information & beautiful pictures.
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