Getting a grip on my N-frame

Very nice! I didn't know sandpaper that fine!

They look good.

George P said:

Very nice! I didn't know sandpaper that fine!

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I believe they call that "paper." LOL

Wow! That's beautiful.

Looks good!

@Michael Tinker Pearce very nice grips.

What is the finish on that revolver?

Michael Tinker Pearce said:

It's Parkerized.

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I always have my clothes Martinized. lol The grips are real boss, but the revolver is the bees knees!

George P said:

Very nice! I didn't know sandpaper that fine!

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Also called a buffing cloth. In auto body work 2000-3000 is used to clear lacquer between coats. In aerospace machining we used 3000 grit disks on hand grinders to blend tooling marks. It’s not real common outside some specific industries.

Michael Tinker Pearce said:

It's Parkerized.

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Thank you. I kind of thought so, but wasn’t sure.

Very nice! Did you stabilize the wood before you made them? I have some koa I have had for years I would like to make into some grips but not sure if I have to stabilize it first or not.

I never save pics of firearms here but I had to save that pair of pics ,,,, wow what a great job !

Excellent as always, but this might be one of my favorites from your many fine customs.

Nicely done!

I wish I had the time and patience to fashion some custom-fit-to-me grips, I bet that I'd shoot my revolvers better with some like that.

Stay safe.

Super job for a nice looking 25.

Michael Tinker Pearce said:

Nope- no need to stabilize it. It's lacquered inside and out, so it's sealed well. I don't imagine your Koa needs to be stabilized either.

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Mike,
Thanks for that clarity! Stabilization seemed like an expense and bridge too far for me to only do a few sets.

Tinker

Both the grips and the gun look great; definitely made for each other!

Pretty wood but serious overkill on the sanding.

That bottom niche for the little finger is a nice touch. Assuming that’s it’s purpose.

George P said:

Very nice! I didn't know sandpaper that fine!

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Would you believe that 10,000 grit is available? Used some at work to polish bearings.

Michael Tinker Pearce said:

There's no kill like overkill!

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Spoken like a true responsible hunter.

I'm like you and need a grip that fits a larger hand. Unlike you, I'm pretty good with metal but wood befuddles me. My problem's not finger length it's palm width. I really like the Hogue coke-bottle grips.

I was shooting an HSc on Friday and the mag kept dropping out of battery because my pinky and ring fingers were curled up under the grip and was hitting the release on recoil. Mag safety kept kicking in. Kind of a pain.