Here is the second picture.
- Beantown
To address the "how much would the materials cost" question... I appreciate your admiration of the picture of my grips.
Thank you.
However, and I really really really mean no offense in answering this often asked but painful inquery, to be honest that type of question sort of insults my work. It is like asking an oilpainter how much the canvas and paint cost while walking through their art gallery, or a customer in a jewelry store rattling a finely crafted custom gold ring in their hand as if they could judge its worth by the cost of the metal's weight alone. If these sort of things didn't require the time, effort, training and talent to do them, as well as the cost of obtaining, running, and maintaining the equipment they are made with, then everyone would be doing it. That being said, silver is the least cost prohibitive of the fine metals, but the cost fluctuates daily with the precious metals market.
Just for perspective, there is a set of silver grips on ebay right now (
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39425&item=3690691024&rd=1) that weigh in at 3.5 ozs and are currently at a bid of $475. My grips that I have here are not carved like these, but are 6oz of silver per pair and I would probably be selling them for around $150. It all depends on what the market is, who is looking for what, and what an artisan decides their work is worth. When I am finished with these grips I myself will be putting one pair on ebay. It will be interesting to see what bidders value my work at.
I hope I didn't ruffle any feathers with any of this.
Tired... Hungry... must rest...
- Beantown again