Hand made mesquite grips

[ranchhand]

Just finished making grips for my Uberti revolver, and while I was at it, I slimmed down my 1911 grips.

 

[Glockster69]

They look pretty nice
Maybe a closer shot?

 

[smee78]

Ya, how about a closer shot. They look great.

 

[ranchhand]

Ask and you shall recieve.

 

[Glockster69]

mucho gusto my friend
Especially the Uberti, I like the deeper color, shows grain better IMO

 

[smtimelevi]

Wow thats excellent craftsmanship. How many hours does it take you on a pair?

 

[ranchhand]

Each time it gets faster, for 1911 grips it could be 4-5 hrs, and revolver grips closer to 8 hrs. These weren't too bad, most of the ones I do have small inlays which eat up alot of time to get everything to fit perfectly.

 

[LJH]

outstanding!

 

[orbitup]

Very nice!!

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[Jason]

Hmmm, I have a nice chunk of mesquite in Buda... interestinggggggg....

 

[ranchhand]

Imo mesquite is the only way to go. Easy to find, great looking grain, and different looks depending on if you let it dry in the field or in a kiln. Next grips will be out of mesquite drift wood, just curious as to what it will look like.

 

[SFA]

Impressive! Looks really nice

 

[Glockster69]

Next grips will be out of mesquite drift wood ...

Take the cowboy away from the beer ... he's had enough


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<Like there's enough water in Texas to yield driftwood>

 

[SIG_Fiend]

Those look pretty darn good! Keep up the great work. :-)

 

[ranchhand]

Take the cowboy away from the beer ... he's had enough

Really, what self-respecting Texan doesn't drink whiskey? And by driftwood, I just meant busted up peices that have been "floating" around the pasture for decades.

 

[Rum Runner]

Whats up with the color difference btwn the revolver and 1911? The 1911 looks good, but the red/orange of the revolver looks amazing. Nice damned job.

 

[ranchhand]

The 1911 by itself, and the grips with inlays are older pictures I had taken by a crappy camera, while the revolver and the combo were taken with my iphone. Sad that the phone is better than my camera.

 

[Rum Runner]

I see that now. My bad. Looks great there too. I bet they would be even more stunning on a case hardened revolver.

 

[ranchhand]

They just might, hard to think of what gun wouldn't look good with a little bit of mesquite. Right now I'm making display cases for them. Went to hobby lobby and got some mini trunk boxes, foam, and felt.

 

[bufford]

A set of those sure would look good on my Sig P6....... i'm just saying...