Rustmangler
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Oh great now I need $900 grips on my old army.
I couldn't afford nice grips once back in another life
my local lumber shop has a free scrap wood bin. seen chucks of maple, walnut, ash, seasoned cedar!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
my local lumber shop has a free scrap wood bin. seen chucks of maple, walnut, ash, seasoned cedar!
I bought router table I don’t know how to use… and a thickness planer that I return because I hit a nailWell there you go. You can be a custom grip maker.
I bought router table I don’t know how to use… and a thickness planer that I return because I hit a nail
Time!Free wood, router, learn. Might need a belt sander too.
Free wood, router, learn. Might need a belt sander too.
Patience, none I have.
we should all tru to old school make wood grips with a knife!I have patience. It's overrated.
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.I’ve bought a couple sets of grips from this company. Excellent craftsmanship.
https://www.boonetrading.com/
I cast them myself so material may be different than store bought. Just rubbed it on, as I remember. Brown color.
Who the hell is this guy and why isn't he taking custom grip orders???
That’s gonna be tough, Ivory is not only beautiful but very strong.I thought Holly was going to be acceptable replacement for ivory, but I haven't seen any Holly grips for a while.
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.