Rosewood, Walnut, or Silverblack on a Blued Gun? - Page 2

wogpotter · February 26, 2015, 12:29 PM

Lots of personal choice here.

A while back I really had an urge to get an (synthetic) ivory grip on my Remington NMA. I ordered the "aged" color rather than the more plain, new white & fitted it. Then I hated it! It was somehow too "stark".

I went back to the factory dark wood & much preferred it!

(All images (C) Wogpotter 2011 & 2012)

skizzums · February 26, 2015, 12:39 PM

i haven't seen rosewood in person that I know of, but I came across this this for sale thread awhile back.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=555806
been drooling since

Bill DeShivs · February 26, 2015, 12:59 PM

That picture is not rosewood. It's Dymondwood/Pakkawood laminated birch that has been dyed. See the layers? Real wood doesn't have layers like plywood.

Guv · February 26, 2015, 01:03 PM

How about Goncalo Alves, very hard with lots of color variation. Stag, Ivory, very sexy. Rubber is for cheap hammers!

wogpotter · February 26, 2015, 05:06 PM

This is Hogue's Pau Ferro, very similar to dark Walnut on a D-W 15-2. This is about the ideal combination for me.

(Image (c) Wogpotter 2011)

Cosmodragoon · February 26, 2015, 05:57 PM

I appreciate all the posts here. I've had wood grips on a few guns that came with them for years but I'm only just starting to learn. While the laminates seem less expensive and sometimes more... well... fantastically colored; are they all made from birch? Does birch have properties that make it less desirable beyond looks?

Bill DeShivs · February 27, 2015, 12:15 AM

The birch has attributes that make it better for lamination. It takes stains well, and once laminated, the grips are very durable, colorful, and waterproof. They need no finish, and will buff to a mirror shine.
They just aren't solid wood.

wogpotter · February 27, 2015, 08:53 AM

"laminates" is about as definitive a term as "wood" is.

I've seen some really pretty laminates, some in "natural wood" colors & some in obviously "artificial" ones. Again it's a personal preference, but I find the laminates with many thin layers more appealing than the ones with just a few thick ones.

Years back I had a 'smith bed a laminate rifle stock that had dozens of thin layers. His comment was telling when he finished the job. He said it was "More glue than wood"!

Model12Win · February 27, 2015, 10:56 AM

Wogpotter that there is some good whiskey you got!

And the guns ain't but neither!!!

! The ivory looks FANTASTIC!!!

wogpotter · February 27, 2015, 11:14 AM

Sadly all that remains (for now) is the jug.

February 26, 2015, 12:29 PM	#26
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Lots of personal choice here. A while back I really had an urge to get an (synthetic) ivory grip on my Remington NMA. I ordered the "aged" color rather than the more plain, new white & fitted it. Then I hated it! It was somehow too "stark". I went back to the factory dark wood & much preferred it! (All images (C) Wogpotter 2011 & 2012) __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.” Last edited by wogpotter; February 27, 2015 at 11:14 AM.

February 26, 2015, 12:39 PM	#27
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	i haven't seen rosewood in person that I know of, but I came across this this for sale thread awhile back. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=555806 been drooling since __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 26, 2015, 12:59 PM	#28
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,984	That picture is not rosewood. It's Dymondwood/Pakkawood laminated birch that has been dyed. See the layers? Real wood doesn't have layers like plywood. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

February 26, 2015, 05:06 PM	#30
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	This is Hogue's Pau Ferro, very similar to dark Walnut on a D-W 15-2. This is about the ideal combination for me. (Image (c) Wogpotter 2011) __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.” Last edited by wogpotter; February 27, 2015 at 08:49 AM.

February 27, 2015, 12:15 AM	#32
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,984	The birch has attributes that make it better for lamination. It takes stains well, and once laminated, the grips are very durable, colorful, and waterproof. They need no finish, and will buff to a mirror shine. They just aren't solid wood. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

February 26, 2015, 01:03 PM	#29
Guv Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2012 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,126	How about Goncalo Alves, very hard with lots of color variation. Stag, Ivory, very sexy. Rubber is for cheap hammers!

February 26, 2015, 05:57 PM	#31
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	I appreciate all the posts here. I've had wood grips on a few guns that came with them for years but I'm only just starting to learn. While the laminates seem less expensive and sometimes more... well... fantastically colored; are they all made from birch? Does birch have properties that make it less desirable beyond looks?

February 27, 2015, 08:53 AM	#33
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	"laminates" is about as definitive a term as "wood" is. I've seen some really pretty laminates, some in "natural wood" colors & some in obviously "artificial" ones. Again it's a personal preference, but I find the laminates with many thin layers more appealing than the ones with just a few thick ones. Years back I had a 'smith bed a laminate rifle stock that had dozens of thin layers. His comment was telling when he finished the job. He said it was "More glue than wood"! __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

February 27, 2015, 10:56 AM	#34
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Wogpotter that there is some good whiskey you got! And the guns ain't but neither!!! ! The ivory looks FANTASTIC!!!

February 27, 2015, 11:14 AM	#35
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Sadly all that remains (for now) is the jug. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”