Second try at aging poly-ivory

[hoss]

I bought these rascals years back for a single six 22 project: as issued they were day glo white and screamed "cap gun"! I tried to tea stain 'em, but no dice. So they migrated to the bottom of the grip bin... til I started tinkering with my .32. I went to work on 'em... anxious to hear what y'all think.

[s0therngunner]

Hey Hoss, I don't know if it will work on plastic but a knife builder from Montana told me to try butter flavored Crisco in elk horn to age it. He said it not only changes the color but it keeps it from drying out and cracking . It might be worth trying?

[Shakey]

I think you done purty good. Now, how did you do it?

[derekr]

Lookin good! I am thinking of trying some brown leather die on some Micarta I have. I haven't found anthing that leather die won't stain!


Derek

[hoss]

150 grit garnet followed by a pocket knife blade to simulate the age cracks, then I opened the oldest can of walnut stain I have and coated it about 3 times, wiped the excess and let it dry, then 400 grit wet dry and plastic polish.

[Shakey]

For me, it's the age cracks that do the trick. Good show.

[Lee Martin]

They look great....nice job.

-Lee
www.singleactions.com

[caryc]

Hoss,

Nice job on the grips. I like the crack lines also. Regarding staining a material, most material will take a stain if you rough up the surface first. It's the high polish shine that keeps the stains out.

Below is an experiment I did once using Corian. Since Corian is a counter top material, naturally it is stain proof. But it is only the high polished surface that keeps the stains out. I saw a picture of some Navajo Horse Hair pottery someplace and thought it was real pretty stuff.

So I set out to try to do something like it. The pics below show the results. I know they are not everyone's cup of tea but it was just an experiment and I figured that maybe some lady shooter would buy them. They did sell pretty quick though but I never made another pair, just too busy making regular grips. But it was a fun thing to do. Kind of made me appreciate scrimshaw artists. It's one thing to do something like this but it's an entirely different thing when the end result has to look like something.

About the best I've seen is Short Barrel. Can't remember his exact screen name spelling but he is one talented guy.

[hoss]

Neat concept, Cary! Reminds me of the Yellowhorse knives Case commisions. I'm pretty happy with these, but now, darn it, I need a new sixgun to put 'em on! I may look for an old model single six, since that's what I wanted to put these on in the first place... Heres what they looked like before:
www.buffalobrothers.net/images/grips/saa042-xl.jpg

[Aggie01]

Those look pretty good, hoss.

There is no way this Aggie could have had his whittlin' knife after those grips and not cut the horns off that steer...

[boxhead]

They look fantastic. Nice, nice work.

[hoss]

Still workin on the circular grain at the butt... not quite right yet, though.

[caryc]

Jan 20, 2010 13:29:43 GMT -5 hoss said:

Neat concept, Cary! Reminds me of the Yellowhorse knives Case commisions. I'm pretty happy with these, but now, darn it, I need a new sixgun to put 'em on! I may look for an old model single six, since that's what I wanted to put these on in the first place... Heres what they looked like before:
www.buffalobrothers.net/images/grips/saa042-xl.jpg

The pic below is what inspired me to try it. It's real Navajo horse hair pottery. When they fire the stuff they lay actual horse hair all over the glazing compound or what ever the finish is on the outside.

As the horse hair burns up, it kinks up like that and although hard to see in this photo it leaves a smokey shadowy effect on the lines from the horse hair burning. Of course there is no way I could get that effect. But I think it would sure look cool if one could duplicate it exactly as the Navajo process does on a set of grips.

How in the heck do people think up neat stuff like that?

[rigby]

Hoss great job on them they look like the real thing.
Cary what is Corian, a type of resin?

[Markbo]

Good job Hoss... looks great!