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Faux Ivory Grips

Jonny2guns said:
Well, maybe you should make your own, I couldn't afford nice grips once back in another life, so I made some. I'm not even a good worker, but I went to a local lumber yard that had some scraps of nice wood, paid like $14 for a piece that had nice grain. I had bare minimum tools. It took a lot of time and a few do overs, but I turned out a pair of nice grips that looked awesome....I still have 75% of that chunk of wood left 15+ years later. Used it for knife handles and a few other things.
Really wish I had taken pics... but
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my local lumber shop has a free scrap wood bin. seen chucks of maple, walnut, ash, seasoned cedar!
 
Those are nice. I looked at Altamont grips and they have some nice ones. I've used their grips and still have a set on my 1911. They are for Colt's tho and I don't know if they would be close enough to make work. I had a set of these on a Ruger Sngle Six.

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These would be nice if I can get the eagle on the left grip and the right one smooth.

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Before Wa. changed a fish and game law a few years back Dave was able to cut and sell pre ban Elephant Ivory grips, of course I had to have a pair ‘ to say they where outstanding would be conservative.
 
My favorite for faux ivory is American Holly. Looks great on my Flattop Blackhawk and has a slightly aged appearance to it. Now the Bar-S Tru Ivory grips on the stainless Vaquero above it definitely have that "New Ivory" aspect about them.
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Armored farmer said:
I thought Holly was going to be acceptable replacement for ivory, but I haven't seen any Holly grips for a while.
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That’s gonna be tough, Ivory is not only beautiful but very strong.
What I learned from buying Ivory is not very much except that there are layers/ growth visible from the center or heart cut are very fine to clear while mid cut has very nice definitive grain visible, work towards the outer/ live edge area this is called bark Ivory.
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Walrus
Sea cow
Mammoth
I can’t recall what Dave Boone told me about color iirc age was a factor.
 
South Prairie Jim said:
That’s gonna be tough, Ivory is not only beautiful but very strong.
What I learned from buying Ivory is not very much except that there are layers/ growth visible from the center or heart cut are very fine to clear while mid cut has very nice definitive grain visible, work towards the outer/ live edge area this is called bark Ivory.
Elephant
Walrus
Sea cow
Mammoth
I can’t recall what Dave Boone told me about color iirc age was a factor.
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I bought these many years ago. I know it's been a while because nephew was in Iraq with usmc at the time.
These were not expensive but were advertised as made with ivory chips.
They have aged and darkened but I was and am skeptical of the real ivory claim. 20160914_185912.jpg 20160914_185611.jpg
 
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