Hmmmm? Briar grips??

[Josey]

I have my vices. I shoot. I smoke too. I have some nicely grained briar pipes. I have been wondering if grips for a pistol could be made from briar. Has anyone heard of a custom grip made from briar or maybe Italian redroot?

 

[armoredman]

No, but if you send some to Hakan Pek, http://www.imageseek.com/hakan/ I'll bet he could make them for you!

 

[CrudeGT]

Dumb question: What's a Briar Pipe?

 

[Preacherman]

CrudeGT, you mean you never heard of the Briar Witch Project?

 

[Taipei Personality]

Briar pipes, the wooden ones you commonly see, are made from the wood of Erica arborea, a member of the heather family found in southern Europe. The best wood is found in the center of the root.

 

[CrudeGT]

Ohh yeah the Briar Witch Project... Sure, I remember that one. It was the one about the kids get eaten by trees right?

 

[Dionysusigma]

Then it'll be meerschaum instead of ivory...

It'd be interesting to see grips made by Peterson and Savinelli... I could go for a nice set by Ardor

 

[sfhogman]

I can see it now....Savinelli four-dot grips formy Ruger SS Bisley; Barlings for the Redhawk.

 

[Josey]

With that logic, GBD for my Webley Mark VI?

 

[Cacique500]

Briar burl has a lot of cracks in it naturally and it's very difficult to find a good piece large enough for grips (It can be done, but it is very difficult). Should make a pretty set of grips - but you may want to look around at other burls that have similar figure.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I've got a piece of amboine burl that wants to become a set of stocks. I doubt it would take heat the way briar would, but it's every bit as richly figured and somewhat lighter in color than most briar.

 

[Cacique500]

Amboyna makes nice grips...but I don't recommend it for a pipe