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Post by bigbore5 on Jan 15, 2021 22:35:58 GMT -5
Believe it or not, Corian, yes the counter top material, it’s hard, tough, unaffected by moisture or weather, and feels good in the hand. postimg.cc/bdqsvHx8I like em
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Jan 16, 2021 7:44:39 GMT -5
This is a good thread. Nothing really special here: Some Sambar stag and elk antler, buffalo horn, MOP, bison bone, pewter, walnut, zebrawood, and bocote. Actually, as I reflect on it now, that all sounds pretty special to me.
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Post by savit260 on Jan 16, 2021 16:00:10 GMT -5
Believe it or not, Corian, yes the counter top material, it’s hard, tough, unaffected by moisture or weather, and feels good in the hand. postimg.cc/bdqsvHx8I think someone on this forum posted a picture of a gun with Witch Hazel Corian grips a while back that look very very nice!
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Post by needsmostuff on Jan 21, 2021 13:20:08 GMT -5
Just did some with Eucalyptus . Hmmmm ,not my favorite but interesting and OK. Plenty of swirls and burls things in it but not real high definition. Stabilized to get it a little harder and had to use a little honey brown tint cuz the wood has a natural pinkish tint. And who wants pinkish grips on a Single action
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lws
.30 Stingray
Spokane Valley, Washington
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Post by lws on Jan 22, 2021 11:10:03 GMT -5
I have a set I made out of crabapple that are nice. They are on my flattop 44 special.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jan 22, 2021 11:15:45 GMT -5
I bought a waxed piece of old growth Israel Olive Wood 8" X 8" X 3" & had it sawed into 3/4" slabs... got a few pieces with really nice grain... actually thinking long term on on this... I'm thinking about insetting a couple sterling silver crosses into one of the sets of the grips made from the olive wood and finishing over the top... ( wasn't there some movie revolver with crosses in the grips ) will be playing with some of the less nice pieces of olive to finish a project of my FIL... he had made a couple knives ( I'll get some pictures ) the one we still have was made from a big saw blade like what would go on a flat belt on the back of a tractor... the blade tip is actually one of the saw blade teeth, it's a big Bowie style knife he carried when he did traditional muzzleloader shoots... it's got a big ham bone for a handle, that fits your hand perfectly... I also saved 2 that he was in the process of working on, when he died... they were cut out of a rotary meat cutting blade, with the blade edge being the knife edge, but these are choppers, & roughly cut out in the shape of a fox, with the foxes tail being the handle... one blade is just a rough shape, the other he had started roughing out the details, but it still needs lots of finishing ( dremel work )... so I'm thinking that one will my 1st endeavor into making a grip / handle... it'll be olive wood... which brings up wood finishes for grips... I watched a couple videos on finishes for knives, & the only thing I have in my gun area right now is Tru oil, so it'll probably be what I play with to finish those 1st... ( unless someone has a better suggestion ) so I'll add a couple pictures of his knives & the bone handle, as well as some of the nicer cuts I got out of my olive wood block, when I get the chance
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dhd
.327 Meteor
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Post by dhd on Jan 22, 2021 14:12:39 GMT -5
I don't know what it's long term wear characteristics on grips will be but I've used Polycrylic on a couple bathroom vanity tops and other furniture. It holds up to water very well and doesn't show wear as of yet. One case was on a remodel of a bathroom for my daughter and she shows no mercy to that vanity (cutting board material).
I refitted some grips that were a little proud in a few places and used the matte Polycrylic and it turned out nice. It flows out and doesn't leave any lines if you're careful. What I really like about using it is that it is clear and doesn't add any color to the finish. I don't doubt touch-up would be easy too.
I've used a lot of Tru-oil over the years and like it. We'll see how the Polycrylic holds up.
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cable
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Post by cable on Jan 22, 2021 16:40:28 GMT -5
I have a pair of [Alaskan] jade grips for a single action.... was supposed to fit a colt SAA.... I thought they would look good on a nickeled gun or a high polish stainless like a pietta
I don't have the skill or patience to fit them … maybe someday I will get someone to do it.
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caryc
.375 Atomic
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Post by caryc on Jan 23, 2021 13:12:34 GMT -5
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Post by wheelguns on Jan 23, 2021 14:07:46 GMT -5
Those are super cool Cary!
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jan 23, 2021 15:08:48 GMT -5
Agree... I like those
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caryc
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Post by caryc on Jan 23, 2021 15:17:38 GMT -5
I bought a waxed piece of old growth Israel Olive Wood 8" X 8" X 3" & had it sawed into 3/4" slabs... got a few pieces with really nice grain... actually thinking long term on on this... I'm thinking about insetting a couple sterling silver crosses into one of the sets of the grips made from the olive wood and finishing over the top... ( wasn't there some movie revolver with crosses in the grips ) will be playing with some of the less nice pieces of olive to finish a project of my FIL... he had made a couple knives ( I'll get some pictures ) the one we still have was made from a big saw blade like what would go on a flat belt on the back of a tractor... the blade tip is actually one of the saw blade teeth, it's a big Bowie style knife he carried when he did traditional muzzleloader shoots... it's got a big ham bone for a handle, that fits your hand perfectly... I also saved 2 that he was in the process of working on, when he died... they were cut out of a rotary meat cutting blade, with the blade edge being the knife edge, but these are choppers, & roughly cut out in the shape of a fox, with the foxes tail being the handle... one blade is just a rough shape, the other he had started roughing out the details, but it still needs lots of finishing ( dremel work )... so I'm thinking that one will my 1st endeavor into making a grip / handle... it'll be olive wood... which brings up wood finishes for grips... I watched a couple videos on finishes for knives, & the only thing I have in my gun area right now is Tru oil, so it'll probably be what I play with to finish those 1st... ( unless someone has a better suggestion ) so I'll add a couple pictures of his knives & the bone handle, as well as some of the nicer cuts I got out of my olive wood block, when I get the chance The olive Bisley grips I showed on page one of this thread are finished with Tru Oil as are all of my wood grips, unless they are stabilized. Stabilized grips need no external finish. My Tru Oil finish requires some work. My Tru Oil finish consisted of 20 to 24 coats of Tru Oil. Tru Oil only requires two hours before you can apply another coat. After the last coat, they are given at least 72 hours to harden and cure. Any irregularities are lightly sanded out with 1200 grit sand paper. Then the grips are machine buffed on a bench buffer with six inch wheels. The buffer is doing 3450 RPM so this takes a light touch to do it. Get too heavy handed and you can burn right through the finish. The first buffing is with a plastic coloring compound stick that I get from McMaster Carr. The second and final buffing on another wheel, (never mix compounds on a wheel, is with Brownell's Polish O Ray 555 White stick compound. This last compound is for putting mirror finishes on stainless steel but it works great on the Tru Oil finish. I also use it to polish horn grips.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jan 23, 2021 15:23:44 GMT -5
I once saw an article on a set of grips made from a bowling ball, pretty colors and swirls. I’d imagine pretty tough material.
Trapr
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jan 23, 2021 17:00:29 GMT -5
Cary... thanks for the tips
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