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Walnut target grip build. 
PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:52 pm Reply with quote
Robw
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I could no longer stand the stock grips that come on the 13XX so I set out to do something about it. I found a 9+" piece of walnut at Ace hardware for $5 and thought at that price I would give it a go. I roughed out a basic grip shape fitting it to my hand as I went.



First I lined out my stippling border in pencil and then carved a 90° line around the wood following the pencil line.




Next I carved another line following the same line at a 45° angled in towards the stippling.




Next carve out the kerf.






Then I began the stippling by carving the deepest dots first, spaced a ways
apart.



Then I filled in the area between the large dots with smaller, less deep dots.



Then I went around filling in any plateaus until it was all dots and ridges.










After a light going over all of the stippling with 0000 steel wool I then taped
off the area that I wished to dye.








After the dye job it is time to hog out the interior, split the grip in two and
fit the two pieces to the gun frame, the most time consuming and difficult
part. Then to apply a nice oil finish to seal it and I am done.

It was a fun project and the pistol fits my hand much better than original
(I made it 5/8" longer, 3/4" wider and 1/2" deeper front to back) and it is a
lot easier to have my hand in the same position each shot.

Next I will be tackling the forstock. thanks for looking.


Rob.


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:02 pm Reply with quote
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Great technique! Love it, looks great!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:55 pm Reply with quote
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Great work!
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fit the two pieces to the gun frame, the most time consuming and difficult part

My process is to do the inleting first. Since it's the most difficult, at least I won't be out the effort if I screw it up.
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I went around filling in any plateaus until it was all dots and ridges.

I like to sit with a lamp a few feet away so the light reflects off the wood at a shallow angle. It lights up the plateaus and makes them easy to find.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:02 pm Reply with quote
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I went around filling in any plateaus until it was all dots and ridges.

I like to sit with a lamp a few feet away so the light reflects off the wood at a shallow angle. It lights up the plateaus and makes them easy to find.[/quote]


Yes. A light reflecting off of the plateaus works great to help locate them.
I like to break up some of the ridges too, just to add more randomness to it.
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Slavia wrote:
I like to sit with a lamp a few feet away so the light reflects off the wood at a shallow angle. It lights up the plateaus and makes them easy to find.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:34 pm Reply with quote
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I've never made a set out of maple. I use a lot of poplar though. It's easier for me to find. I usually layer mine up out of 1/2 inch pieces though. I use popsicle sticks for the ridges because those are actually made out of poplar too. You know, where the thin part of the frame is on the front? Just glue them in and sand them down. I don't have a camera right now or I would take pictures of it and post them. Good job though! They will look nice once they are oiled.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:55 pm Reply with quote
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oddtodd wrote:
I've never made a set out of maple. I use a lot of poplar though. It's easier for me to find. I usually layer mine up out of 1/2 inch pieces though. I use popsicle sticks for the ridges because those are actually made out of poplar too. You know, where the thin part of the frame is on the front? Just glue them in and sand them down. I don't have a camera right now or I would take pictures of it and post them. Good job though! They will look nice once they are oiled.


I want to try making a laminate grip out of different colors.
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