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Post by lscg on Dec 7, 2017 13:05:42 GMT -5
when I first started making grips all I had was a hand drill, my dads portaband saw and a farriers rasp. after some practice I was able to make a few decent sets and over time I was able to add some more tools to my arsenal. right now I use a drill press, dremal, 4x36 belt sander, the same Portaband and some various files and rasps. all in all a pretty simple set up.
best thing you can do is go to home depot and get a 3" x 1/2" x 36" poplar board and use it to practice making grips. poplar is soft so it's easy to work with. by the time you're done with that board you should have a pretty good idea of how to shape and fit the grips. you can then move up to a red oak board. this will be a harder material which will mimic the way walnut or other such hardwoods feel when being shaped/sanded. when your done with that you should be able to make a set out of anything you want without worrying too much about screwing up and ruining the material.
anyone wanting a good tutorial should check this out. David did some fine work and really helped me along with some tips when I was first starting out.
www.rugerforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=161593
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Post by lscg on Dec 7, 2017 13:14:25 GMT -5
Fermin, is that maple? Decent figure and I like the light color. Hope you are just clearing them. I love seeing what people can do with a will to do it. I also really enjoy seeing what the professionals turn out. The effort to run the wood/material up to the metal really sets a revolver off. The thing that I'm expert at is being able to box the frame up and mail it off somewhere. I work really hard and some weeks later, the box magically comes back with grips fitted expertly to the frame. Close to a miracle I know, but I do what I do. Ok, that cracked me up right there. I almost fell out of my crocs and spilled my good coffee too!!! It’s true that some guys are indeed seriously “Post Office Challenged” which is a condition akin to “Male Refrigerator Blindness”!! For example I’ve got a book I’ve been mailing to Glenn for at least 5 years or so. I played 9 kinds of Hell here lately getting one of my buddies to mail a gripframe to Zane Thompson so I could gift him some Micarta stocks. Speaking of which I just got a set back from Zane, maybe he can let us know how working with Micarta is different than wood....
well there isn't much difference at all in the way they're done. Micarta just has a different feel to it compared to wood. it does make a heck of a lot more dust though so it's best to wear a dust mask.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Dec 7, 2017 13:33:53 GMT -5
DHD, I was laughing and forgot to answer your question! I think the inside of the stocks said Box Elder Burl, but I will double check to be sure and report back when I get back in the shop.
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Post by dhd on Dec 7, 2017 16:22:27 GMT -5
I do like light colored wood on stainless for some reason so I'd like to know what they are. I may have to make a set as described in my earlier post.
I know I've gone off topic and I got nothin' on helping make grips (either good grips or bad grips).
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