I made some more grips

BamaBowtie · April 3, 2009, 08:33 PM

I think I'm getting better at this. Here are two more sets I made a few days ago.

These are made of black walnut and were cut from a broken M1 Garand stock! Cool huh?

These are made from "Camo wood" we use this on a lot of our knives and I like it.

These are the ones I posted a while back, they were my first attempt at making grips.

grymster2007 · April 3, 2009, 09:00 PM

You make nice grips.

bamafan4life · April 4, 2009, 06:52 PM

thems some very nice grips. would u please tell me how to make grips? because i have mab p-15 that im absolutly in love with. that gun is the most accurate handgun ive owned or shot. its just balanced to me. i cant really explain it no better it just fits my hand. i dont even have to aim it i just point it and hit clay targets at 25 yards. i love every thing about this gun but i have always been a fan of walnut grips. and would love to make my own. wat tools are required?

BamaBowtie · April 4, 2009, 09:19 PM

I kinda have an unfair advantage as I work in a knife factory. So I have an entire machine shop at my disposal!

I'm not really sure how I would do it otherwise. With the tools at work i can make a set of grips in about 20 minutes. Right now I have only made 1911 grips but I am thinking about trying my hand at some Ruger Security-Six grips in cocobolo.

bamafan4life · April 4, 2009, 11:16 PM

i didnt relize ur desplay name is bamabowtie. roll tide! and thanks anyways ill try searching it on the web

gunnut310 · April 4, 2009, 11:37 PM

those are pretty cool

kmullins · April 8, 2009, 01:43 PM

Really like those black walnut grips. Very nice.

Ever thought of doing your own grip making commercially? You could do a made-to-order, specialty grip company with skills like these.

Can you make them for S&W models? 686 or 629? I'd also be interested in some for a Ruger GP-101 as well.

Great work and very impressive!

Dingoboyx · April 8, 2009, 01:47 PM

to start whittling

Nice job fella

BamaBowtie · April 8, 2009, 06:37 PM

I have not tried any revolver grips yet. They will be a little harder to fit properly as the boss won't let me bring my gun in to do any precise fitting. I may soon begin to make a couple sets a week to sell. I have to talk the boss into letting me use the shop after hours one or two nights a week first. We just got a new shipment of broken M1 stocks so the material is plentiful right now. Oh, as a side note these M1 stocks are take-offs from the CMP in Anniston, AL we are just a few miles away.

kmullins · April 9, 2009, 01:27 AM

I can understand why it would be more difficult to make revolver grips, as the grips on the 1911 style pistols are pretty straight forward in design.

Keep me posted, like I said those walnut grips are fantastic and I'd really like to get a pair if you do decide to make them for revolvers...keep up the good work.

BamaBowtie · April 9, 2009, 07:00 PM

Here is a better picture of all three sets together.

kmullins · April 10, 2009, 01:15 AM

Those green green grips are pretty cool too...what are they made from?

Slopemeno · April 10, 2009, 11:32 AM

Nice work on the stag grips- did you use knifemaking blanks for those or what?

Bill DeShivs · April 10, 2009, 12:53 PM

They aren't stag. They are "Imistag"-bone jigged to look like stag. It's available from www.masecraftsupply.com

BamaBowtie · April 10, 2009, 04:35 PM

The green grips are what we call "CamoWood", it is various layers of colored wood laminated together. The stag grips are imitation stag, which is cow shin bone with a random jigged pattern to make it look like the real deal. I am trying to find a couple of pieces of Sambar stag that are just right but so far none are wide enough.

Slopemeno · April 10, 2009, 11:30 PM

Nice. Amazing how expensive stag grips have become- I couldnt afford the set on my Bisley Vaquero now.

butterboy · April 16, 2009, 08:23 PM

Do you have to do any work on the back or inside of the grips?
Because that was my bigest problem the first and only time I tryed to make grips for a .22 auto.

BamaBowtie · April 16, 2009, 09:24 PM

No, 1911 grips don't require any relief on the inside unless you have an ambi-safety. That is the reason I have not tried any other grips yet. I may get brave soon and try to make some for my Security-Six.

bcarver · April 18, 2009, 10:53 PM

cool idea...

April 3, 2009, 08:33 PM	#1
BamaBowtie Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Location: Vernon, FL Posts: 209	I made some more grips I think I'm getting better at this. Here are two more sets I made a few days ago. These are made of black walnut and were cut from a broken M1 Garand stock! Cool huh? These are made from "Camo wood" we use this on a lot of our knives and I like it. These are the ones I posted a while back, they were my first attempt at making grips. __________________ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Hollowpoints expand on impact. (Stolen from Coolhand567)

April 3, 2009, 09:00 PM	#2
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	You make nice grips. __________________ grym

April 4, 2009, 09:19 PM	#4
BamaBowtie Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Location: Vernon, FL Posts: 209	I kinda have an unfair advantage as I work in a knife factory. So I have an entire machine shop at my disposal! I'm not really sure how I would do it otherwise. With the tools at work i can make a set of grips in about 20 minutes. Right now I have only made 1911 grips but I am thinking about trying my hand at some Ruger Security-Six grips in cocobolo. __________________ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Hollowpoints expand on impact. (Stolen from Coolhand567)

April 8, 2009, 01:47 PM	#8
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	I guess its time..... to start whittling Nice job fella __________________ Muzza If you cant blind them with brilliance, Baffle them with BS Be alert...... there is a shortage of LERTs

April 8, 2009, 06:37 PM	#9
BamaBowtie Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Location: Vernon, FL Posts: 209	I have not tried any revolver grips yet. They will be a little harder to fit properly as the boss won't let me bring my gun in to do any precise fitting. I may soon begin to make a couple sets a week to sell. I have to talk the boss into letting me use the shop after hours one or two nights a week first. We just got a new shipment of broken M1 stocks so the material is plentiful right now. Oh, as a side note these M1 stocks are take-offs from the CMP in Anniston, AL we are just a few miles away. __________________ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Hollowpoints expand on impact. (Stolen from Coolhand567)

April 4, 2009, 06:52 PM	#3
bamafan4life Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2009 Posts: 190	thems some very nice grips. would u please tell me how to make grips? because i have mab p-15 that im absolutly in love with. that gun is the most accurate handgun ive owned or shot. its just balanced to me. i cant really explain it no better it just fits my hand. i dont even have to aim it i just point it and hit clay targets at 25 yards. i love every thing about this gun but i have always been a fan of walnut grips. and would love to make my own. wat tools are required?

April 4, 2009, 11:16 PM	#5
bamafan4life Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2009 Posts: 190	i didnt relize ur desplay name is bamabowtie. roll tide! and thanks anyways ill try searching it on the web

April 4, 2009, 11:37 PM	#6
gunnut310 Member Join Date: March 24, 2009 Location: southeast texas Posts: 61	those are pretty cool

April 8, 2009, 01:43 PM	#7
kmullins Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2008 Posts: 250	Really like those black walnut grips. Very nice. Ever thought of doing your own grip making commercially? You could do a made-to-order, specialty grip company with skills like these. Can you make them for S&W models? 686 or 629? I'd also be interested in some for a Ruger GP-101 as well. Great work and very impressive!

April 9, 2009, 01:27 AM	#10
kmullins Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2008 Posts: 250	I can understand why it would be more difficult to make revolver grips, as the grips on the 1911 style pistols are pretty straight forward in design. Keep me posted, like I said those walnut grips are fantastic and I'd really like to get a pair if you do decide to make them for revolvers...keep up the good work.

April 9, 2009, 07:00 PM	#11
BamaBowtie Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Location: Vernon, FL Posts: 209	Here is a better picture of all three sets together. __________________ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Hollowpoints expand on impact. (Stolen from Coolhand567)

April 10, 2009, 01:15 AM	#12
kmullins Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2008 Posts: 250	Those green green grips are pretty cool too...what are they made from?

April 10, 2009, 11:32 AM	#13
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	Nice work on the stag grips- did you use knifemaking blanks for those or what?

April 10, 2009, 12:53 PM	#14
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	They aren't stag. They are "Imistag"-bone jigged to look like stag. It's available from www.masecraftsupply.com __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

April 10, 2009, 04:35 PM	#15
BamaBowtie Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Location: Vernon, FL Posts: 209	The green grips are what we call "CamoWood", it is various layers of colored wood laminated together. The stag grips are imitation stag, which is cow shin bone with a random jigged pattern to make it look like the real deal. I am trying to find a couple of pieces of Sambar stag that are just right but so far none are wide enough. __________________ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Hollowpoints expand on impact. (Stolen from Coolhand567)

April 10, 2009, 11:30 PM	#16
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	Nice. Amazing how expensive stag grips have become- I couldnt afford the set on my Bisley Vaquero now.

April 16, 2009, 08:23 PM	#17
butterboy Member Join Date: May 19, 2007 Posts: 26	Do you have to do any work on the back or inside of the grips? Because that was my bigest problem the first and only time I tryed to make grips for a .22 auto.

April 16, 2009, 09:24 PM	#18
BamaBowtie Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Location: Vernon, FL Posts: 209	No, 1911 grips don't require any relief on the inside unless you have an ambi-safety. That is the reason I have not tried any other grips yet. I may get brave soon and try to make some for my Security-Six. __________________ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Hollowpoints expand on impact. (Stolen from Coolhand567)

April 18, 2009, 10:53 PM	#19
bcarver Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2007 Location: Jackson,Mississippi Posts: 838	garand grips cool idea...