Sidearms & Scatterguns 1911 grips (new pics)

[eli polite]

I decided to go ahead and build a set of grips for my 1911. It's not the first set that I have built. The base wood on these is Wenge. It is a nice solid wood that provides a stable base for the burled walnut. the skull is quilted maple.

It just has its first coat of oil on it now so it will be about a week before they are all done.

 

[Texgal_338]

Re: 1911 grips

nice work

 

[clmayfield]

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Very nice work. I don't have steady enough hands to do that. As an aside, I just bought some Rattlesnake skin grips and got them in the mail yesterday. I have never moved away from factory grips before. They definitely give some personality to the gun.

 

[3oh8er]

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+1

 

[RedGoat]

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Very clean looking work. How long did it take you?

 

[JC189]

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Very Nice. Never heard of Wenge. Where does that wood come from?

 

[eli polite]

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including the finishing about 5 hours

wenge is from Africa and is about $30 to $40 a board foot

 

[JC189]

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They look even better on the Gun. Good Job.

 

[clmayfield]

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I love the grain on that wood.

 

[StealthGhost]

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Great looking & nice execution.

 

[deadly0311]

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Any pictures of "during" or a how to?

 

[Bruiser_Joe]

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Of the area around the skull was golf balled or checkered

they look awesome as is too

 

[fred650]

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Excellent work. Wish I had those types of skills. I fail when it comes to anything ART.

 

[NorthernBorn]

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I have come to the conclusion that you have an incredible set of skills and will have some work coming your way in the very near future.

 

[eli polite]

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I'm working on a few more ill have pics of those as well.

I like the stippling and checkering as well an have done several that way. but I love to see the wood grain so most of mine don't have the stippling

 

[eli polite]

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I did this one months ago for my AR.

 

[eli polite]

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stippled the wood is wenge

 

[Jaykayyy]

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wow nice work! love the handcrafted stuff

 

[leadbullet]

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very very nice work.

 

[longrange223]

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very nice work