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#1 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
 

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#2 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
hmmm, I've never made pistol grips Al. They look pretty nice. Send 'em up, I'll put some checkering on them for you.

What is that, a 32?
 

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#3 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Fine job you did.
Looks new now.
 

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Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
c'mon Al, guns are dangerous and have no place in civil society. Up here in Canada we find a stern words far more of a deterrent than firearms…
Nice pistol grips btw :)
 

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Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
I'm looking at the third photo… have you been out shooting in your robe again? :)
 

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#6 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Great job on the grips. Now the pistol even has more family ties.
 

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#7 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
@Manitario-sorry I don't agree with that philosophy. Adolf Hitler used that train of thought. Since I don't live in a civil society I'll just have to trust my 9mm.

Nice job Al. Although I have to say the grips are probably worth more than the gun <g>
 

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#8 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Howie, us Canadians are a gentle people. A stern word and a harsh look are all that is needed to deter most criminals up here. A police officer had to resort to using an open-handed slap last year, and it was debated in parlement for months whether he used excessive force…
 

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#9 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Does it fire soap bubbles? Nice grips for sure.
 

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#10 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Good call, Don .32HR. I've got one box for s&giggles. Lol, you's guys are hilarious. I own an arsenal, but few of them are very personal. Bunch of black guns and a few safe queens. This was a pretty fun project. As crude as the gun is, the pins offered very little margin for error. A throwaway is now pretty fun to hold. Once the finish is done, it may even end up an ankle rig;)
 

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#11 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Nice handle for sure Al. I am pretty sure it will look even better after the danish.
 

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#12 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
What an adorable little piece!
 

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#13 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Fine job on the handles
 

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#14 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Oh Manitario, you and my father would have gotten along swimmingly. He always said "Harsh language is the most effective deterrent available… Especially when it's backed up by a .45." Harsh language indeed. I inherited his gun collection, I think I'm going to follow your lead Al, make some grips and stocks for the ones that are plain Jane.
- Rich
 

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#15 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Maybe this would help pretty up a plain Jane pistola.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/31150
 

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#16 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
FWIW Manitario,I'm well aware of Canadian gun laws. I bear hunted there 12 years in a row. I know for sure you don't want to get caught with a handgun. I follow smndrummer fathers advise.
 

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#17 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Al, Nice pistol grips. I have always been fascinated with guns. The stocks, the tooling, the designs, and oh yea, the power. You can take away my guns when you peal my cold dead fingers off of them. I recently bought a double barreled shotgun that is a real beauty and cherish the Beretta that my Dad brought home from WW II. Handguns or any guns don't kill people. People do. The one thing we must preserve is our right to own guns.
 

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#18 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Harsh words are a great deterrent, but you just cant beat the finality of a good unregistered throwaway.
 

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#19 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
I have come to expect great work from you so the stocks are expected. The thing that got my attention is you are using a vernier scale caliper. Most people you age don't know what they are let alone how to read one. You have impressed me again. LOL
Show us the photos after the finish is applied.
 

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#20 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
a few month before my mother in law passed away, last march, she gave me the pistol that was her fathers, she called it an owls head i believe, i called and talked to a guy at smith and Wesson, it a pretty old gun, well old to me, late 1800's..and to have belonged to her father was an honor that she gave it to me…ive got it wrapped in an oil soaked cloth, it needs attention, but i need to be very careful with how i clean it up, i think ill send you a pm al, see if you can help me with this little gem…nice grips here by the way, ive got a couple of really nice guns from her, one is a side by side double barrel shot gun, 10 gauge..i really love that one…grizz
 

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#21 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Charlie,
He is wearing the Snuggy that I bought him for Christmas.
 

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#22 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Great job on the grips! Bubinga is tough to carve. The first gunstock I ever tried to carve was to replace the grips on a Ruger single action pistol with some beautiful sugar maple. It was like trying to cut metal with a butter knife! I never finished the project. I've carved one full size rifle stock from bubinga and I'm not in any hurry to carve another one.
 

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#23 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Thanks guys! You're all on the money about handguns. I've still never attempted a rifle stock but I've got a big slab of curly cherry that I could probably get two out of.
 

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#24 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Al, I've built several stocks. Cherry makes really nice stocks. Its common on black powder guns. I wouldn't do another by hand, its a lot of work. Find someone with a duplicator and have them rough it out for you. After that it pretty fun.
 

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#25 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
I knew a gunsmith named Cecil Brooks(C.W.Brooks) that made the presentation rifle for the NRA for several years
along with a muzzle loader for Eisenhower and one for Nixon. He made his stocks from curly maple. What he did with a blank 2" thick and 6' long was unbelieveable. All by hand.
 

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#26 ·
Shaping small handgun grips-divert your eyes if gun-hater

I received a tiny cheap handgun that's supposedly been in the family. Hence, it is a very prized possession.
I'm going to shape some bubinga handles on the belt sander.
Wood Engineering Hardwood Wood stain Musical instrument accessory

There are pins that keep the handle registered. I'll have to modify what I've got in stock
Wood Engineering Wood stain Varnish Machine

Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Wood Drill

Tapped and transferred the pin location
Calipers Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill Hammer drill Wood

Dialed in; I'll do Danish oil wetsanded to 600 grit
Hand Plant Tree Revolver Wood
Swwwwweeeeeet! very nice grips, along with a nice peestol. NEVER GIVE UP OUR (YES OUR) FIREARMS.
Live for the 2nd Amendment
 

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