Faux Ivory Grips

Oh great now I need $900 grips on my old army.

 

I'm the opposite. I had a 6 figure income way back in another life. I still have a couple of custom rifles I had built and a pair of Swarovski binoculars. Now I get by on a disability check.

 

Well there you go. You can be a custom grip maker.

 

Free wood, router, learn. Might need a belt sander too.

 

How about maple?

 

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.



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

 

Also I used a drill press with a cross slide vice and I cheap end mill. Go slow, measure 3 times, cut once. Finish shaping with a rasp, file and hand sand.

 

Made two pair for my 1860 Armys out of walnut. Took me a lot of time.

 

Nice job. Me and wood don't get along.

 

Patience, none I have.

 

I have patience. It's overrated.

 

ROA5 by dickydalton posted Apr 18, 2021 at 9:50 AM

I bought these for one of my ROAs, from Boon's for $135 to my door. They actually look like they have grain in person. They call it American Ivory.

 

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.

 

Holly is a great choice.
Not fake, just looks similar to Ivory.

 

Who the hell is this guy and why isn't he taking custom grip orders???

 

I thought Holly was going to be acceptable replacement for ivory, but I haven't seen any Holly grips for a while.

 

At my age and health I can hardly cook my own breakfast.

 

Here's a couple of places that sell them but they're expensive compared to synthetic. https://rockwoodgrips.com/grips-and-price-list, https://classicsingleaction.com/rare-woods/,

 

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.

 

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.