HighValleyRanch
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Whew, these are some of the hardest ones I've ever made. Much inletting and different depths of cuts to fit, and it has to be perfect to work! I've done many, many guns, but this is a challenge to cut from scratch.
I always thought that light color wood looked nice on stainless. I've done curly maple on stainless revolvers and those looked bling like hollywood blondes. So since no on makes thin wood grips for the Kahr series except for hogue, I was on my own to make some.
All I had in the shop was cherry, so these are the first attempt to see how the fitting will go. I'm only half way through. Had to make the master inletted model and now I can inlet the panels much faster.
Many people complain that the Hogue wood grips are too thick compared to the original rubber grips. So I wanted to see how thin I can make them. The Hogue wood grips are made out of Pau Ferro which can be toxic or allergic to grind down. This is the left panel matched to the original rubber right side so you can see how thin they are. I cut the backstrap straight on these for my own preferences and to make the grip slimmer and smaller for carry.
Working the the master model for the right panel later this afternoon. Each master has to be cut by hand first and fitted before being able to duplicate off them, so it's a very tedious process.
First photo shows the side view compared to original profile rubber grip.
Second shows the back side and the comparison of the two panels thickness.
Third photo shows the bottom and relative thickness.
There is one guy making carbon fiber grips and another company that makes G10 replacement panels for the Kahrs. But I don't like their profiles and designs. The K9 and K40 take the same grips.
I always thought that light color wood looked nice on stainless. I've done curly maple on stainless revolvers and those looked bling like hollywood blondes. So since no on makes thin wood grips for the Kahr series except for hogue, I was on my own to make some.
All I had in the shop was cherry, so these are the first attempt to see how the fitting will go. I'm only half way through. Had to make the master inletted model and now I can inlet the panels much faster.
Many people complain that the Hogue wood grips are too thick compared to the original rubber grips. So I wanted to see how thin I can make them. The Hogue wood grips are made out of Pau Ferro which can be toxic or allergic to grind down. This is the left panel matched to the original rubber right side so you can see how thin they are. I cut the backstrap straight on these for my own preferences and to make the grip slimmer and smaller for carry.
Working the the master model for the right panel later this afternoon. Each master has to be cut by hand first and fitted before being able to duplicate off them, so it's a very tedious process.
First photo shows the side view compared to original profile rubber grip.
Second shows the back side and the comparison of the two panels thickness.
Third photo shows the bottom and relative thickness.
There is one guy making carbon fiber grips and another company that makes G10 replacement panels for the Kahrs. But I don't like their profiles and designs. The K9 and K40 take the same grips.
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