Bill DeShivs
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Made these abalone grips today.
Pimped mini revolver
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FreakGasolineFight
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Dude.
Wow.
I have no words.
Wow.
I have no words.
TheGoldenState
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funny. Cool. flows with the engraving.
HighValleyRanch
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excellent craftsmanship!
I never actually thought of Abalone with stainless, and I am really liking it.
What kind of work is involved in making your grips if you have a suitable shell? How hard is it to find one with the proper contour (don't the colored side of the shells curve inward, where you'd want the grip contour to curve outward?)
I'm most curious what you did to get such a good glossy finish.
What kind of work is involved in making your grips if you have a suitable shell? How hard is it to find one with the proper contour (don't the colored side of the shells curve inward, where you'd want the grip contour to curve outward?)
I'm most curious what you did to get such a good glossy finish.
Magnum Wheel Man
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very nice, & funny... I've been wanting a set of abalone grips for my "snake eyes" NAA Mini, for over a year... ( are you selling them ??? sorry, had to ask )
been thinking about starting to make some simple grips, but right now the holsters are keeping me busy...
been thinking about starting to make some simple grips, but right now the holsters are keeping me busy...
EricReynolds
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Lovely
Shadi Khalil
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Those look great. Nice work sir.
NightSleeper
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Beautiful!
dreamweaver
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very nice, bill!
do you need a backing on the grips to stabilize them?
do you need a backing on the grips to stabilize them?
+1 hoytinak
Not usually an handgun engraving fan, either, because I think a lot of engraved handguns go over the top - but this is nice. Tasteful - which if you had told me beforehand all the colors in that abalone, I would not have expected - but it really has class.
Very nice work, Bill.
Not usually an handgun engraving fan, either, because I think a lot of engraved handguns go over the top - but this is nice. Tasteful - which if you had told me beforehand all the colors in that abalone, I would not have expected - but it really has class.
Very nice work, Bill.
Bill DeShivs
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It's an abalone laminate, with thin Micarta on the back, and a clear acrylic over the top. Pretty neat stuff, and very stable.
As far as selling, these took me 3 hours to make and the material is expensive. If you got the money, I got the time! The little grips are very difficult to hold when making. Things like 1911 grips would be much easier, but use more material.
Thanks, everybody!
As far as selling, these took me 3 hours to make and the material is expensive. If you got the money, I got the time! The little grips are very difficult to hold when making. Things like 1911 grips would be much easier, but use more material.
Thanks, everybody!