Faux Ivory Grips

[hawg]

I saw some somewhere advertised as having ivory dust and flakes but I don't remember where it was. This place will sell a set like I want and they're cheaper than most. http://www.gripmaker.com

 

[JFrank]

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.View attachment 1127337 View attachment 1127338

I have no experience with the chips beyond scuttlebutt but that’s a super nice pistol ‘ wow

 

[woodnbow]

I don't really like faux either but I can't afford the nice wood, bone, antler grips. I can't afford to even look at mammoth ivory.

Have you got any skill with tools? I don’t have any ivory or bone but I do have some really fine English Walnut panels waiting to be made into something special. Let me know if you want them.

 

[hawg]

Have you got any skill with tools? I don’t have any ivory or bone but I do have some really fine English Walnut panels waiting to be made into something special. Let me know if you want them.

Yeah, I can run a cutting torch and a welder but wood tools torment me. I can refinish a walnut stock. I can even open up a barrel channel to take a bigger barrel but that's about it. I have a rough cut Richards Microfit stock made out of fancy English walnut and that stuff is so hard that 80 grit autobody paper on a vibrating sander wont touch it. I've been working on it off and on, mostly off for the last 8 years or so. Those panels would be wasted on me

 

[woodnbow]

Yeah, I can run a cutting torch and a welder but wood tools torment me. I can refinish a walnut stock. I can even open up a barrel channel to take a bigger barrel but that's about it. I have a rough cut Richards Microfit stock made out of fancy English walnut and that stuff is so hard that 80 grit autobody paper on a vibrating sander wont touch it. I've been working on it off and on, mostly off for the last 8 years or so. Those panels would be wasted on me

;-)
A man’s got to know his limitations…

 

[Black cloud]

Has anybody successfully stained them to look like aged ivory? I'm trying to stain mine with tea but it doesn't seem to be working.

My dad was such a red neck he would use brown spray paint to age things lol!

 

[hawg]

My dad was such a red neck he would use brown spray paint to age things lol!

Well that ain't happening.

 

[doubleh]

I though about making a set of grips from holly for my new to me 3 screw BlackHawk and staining them to look aged. Holly is hard to find in in large enough pieces to make single action grips and when you do you buy a long chunk of it and it ain't cheap.
Having a piece of 1/2" thick maple with almost no grain and very light color I have decided to experiment with that to see how close I can get to something that resembles aged ivory when the weather im[QUOTE="hawg, post: 12520725, member: 168
some. It make turn out OK or may not. The maple is just a leftover so all I'll be out is some work if it fails to meet my expectations.

Come on, Hawg. If you are worth a hoot with a torch and welding rod you can master woodworking.

 

[hawg]

Come on, Hawg. If you are worth a hoot with a torch and welding rod you can master woodworking.

Oh I can make simple stuff like a dog house or a heavy duty work table. I can even make a pretty decent rustic pedestal table but that's not shaping anything. That's just cutting and nailing. When it comes to shaping I can make two things, toothpicks and sawdust.

 

[Bibbyman]

My Colt SAA gunsmith buddy in Ten Sleep Wyoming makes unbelievable grips along with other full service. He laughed at how long I took to me to make the grips for my 60 armys.

Custom birdshead grips, lowered and widened hammer, color case and blued.

 

[woodnbow]

Oh I can make simple stuff like a dog house or a heavy duty work table. I can even make a pretty decent rustic pedestal table but that's not shaping anything. That's just cutting and nailing. When it comes to shaping I can make two things, toothpicks and sawdust.

Hah! Toothpicks and Antique Ivory! Voilà!

 

[Just4FunOldGuns]

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

I actually bought one of these to shape my grips, drew out the pattern of the grips on some card stock paper for the 2 piece one's and cut them out proud to the outside of the line. Traced the pattern on the grips and sanded barely to the line. Then hand sanded and filed.
1 piece I just assembled the grips to the backstrap and guard off the gun and colored in with pencil the area's I needed to sand down.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MTDV158/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I picked up some grip blanks at Dixie Gun Works.
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...duct_name/AP0204+1PC+GRIP+BLANK+UBERTI+185161

Some of these there might interest you.
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index/page/search?FullText=Grips

 

[hawg]

I actually bought one of these to shape my grips

I need one of those. Not sure where I'd put it tho.

 

[Just4FunOldGuns]

It's not as big as you might think!

 

[woodnbow]

I need one of those. Not sure where I'd put it tho.

It’s Tiny!

It's not as big as you might think!

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Nice! I like tools and this one looks both useful and kinda cute. I’m particularly happy that the verticality is adjustable…

• 1. Material: metal, wear-resistant
• 2. This Electric Knife Apex Edge Sharpener With built-in double bearing,non-slip,dustproof.
• 3. The base of the mini belt sander is made of metal, stable and sturdy.
• 4. The verticality of the belt is adjustable.
• 5. The belt tightness can be adjusted automatically.

 

[hawg]

That is the perfect size for small projects like knife handles. I'd probably use it more than a full sized one.

 

[Just4FunOldGuns]

Wanted something for smaller projects, and it was the perfect size for my needs.
I also wanted a small disc sander/ lathe so I picked up one of these a few years back also.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z2KPGMK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If needed, I can just do a 180 on the chuck end and have it to the outside of the lathe.
Lathe came with a small blade that turn's it into a mini table saw.
Both have an adjustable speed control switch from 12v to 24v.
If I didn't already have a Lyman case trimmer, I would probably hook up a foot switch to this and use it for such!



These are a pair of my Uberti's in .45 LC I'm playing with new grips for, when time permits. One has a .45 acp cylinder for it.

 

[epags]

Following until I get a couple of photos to up load and post a PIF

 

[hawg]

Man, y'all have got to stop posting links to stuff I want.

 

[doubleh]

I have made grips with nothing more than a coping saw, c-clamp. a couple of files and a variety of sandpaper. Now I have power tools but the files and sandpaper are still necessary to some extent. The power tools just make for easier, not better.

 

[hawg]

I have made grips with nothing more than a coping saw, c-clamp. a couple of files and a variety of sandpaper. Now I have power tools but the files and sandpaper are still necessary to some extent. The power tools just make for easier, not better.

I can cut the outline, no problem. It's the tapering and rounding off without having a flat spot I can't get right.

 

[Bibbyman]

I can cut the outline, no problem. It's the tapering and rounding off without having a flat spot I can't get right.

Use a contour tool to check contour from one part to another. Available in hardware stores.

 

[doubleh]

Start staring at a baseball to educate your eye to see curves. Might work, might not.

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I can think of nicer curves to stare at than a baseball bat

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I'm pretty sure you all know I meant the curves of an 1860 Colt