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[John A.]

I agree. My Dad's favorite was always wormy chestnut too. I always like the deep natural golden color of the wood. And the worm holes and chew marks just give it even more character.

There's not another set like them anywhere else in the world that I know of.

I scuffed them with fine steel wool and put another coat of Poly on them to shine them up just a little more than what was in the last pictures because after it dried, I thought it looked just a little dull. That old wood sure soaks up everything that touches it LOL

Thanks again Rip. You sure did a fine job on them. I couldn't be happier with them.

 

[ripjack13]

Right on....got the pm.

I think I'm going to make some more Beretta grips. I kinda like it. Need to figure out the face curves a lil better.

I have a set of pink chestnut blanks. Might have to soak em in some cactus juice. I'm convinved the guy didnt do a good enough job with stabilizing my lot of wood. But it was a barter for some of my junk wood I didn't want. So it was almost free for me.
I need to make my own stabilizing box next. Then I'll keep it in house and do my own thing....

 

[ripjack13]

Acrylic stabilized dyed black, burl....gunna look good on someone's 1911!!

 

[John A.]

It sure will.

 

[ripjack13]

where's AK? these are his...

 

[aksavanaman]

where's AK? these are his...

there gonna be schweeet! It will go well with the grey/black controls of the Ruger!

 

[ripjack13]

I need to coat em, then they are done.

 

[ripjack13]

And....they look friggin great!!!

 

[aksavanaman]

 

[nitesite]

I have GOT to see pics of the SR1911 and those grip panels together.

 

[aksavanaman]

I have GOT to see pics of the SR1911 and those grip panels together.

I'm pretty sure I will have pics up about 30 seconds after the mail delivers them

 

[ripjack13]

I'll post up a sneak peak later tonight.....

 

[ripjack13]

 

[John A.]

whistle whistle

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FspaP9hsjPc[/youtube]

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

OOOOOOH, SEXY!

As always, nice work rip...

 

[aksavanaman]

Ok, who's not excited for AK right now? Those look FANTASTIC! I had a fleeting suspicion that leaving that beautiful grain untouched would be the right choice!

 

[MikeD]

Awesome work.


If you decide to start making grips for a Contender......

 

[ripjack13]

Awesome work.


If you decide to start making grips for a Contender......

Yikes! That's a lil outa my comfort zone bro...

 

[ripjack13]

@aksavanaman didja get em yet?

 

[ripjack13]

Oh man...I just checked on em...they're in ANCHORAGE, AK 99530