Making grips for my Blackhawk

Huhwhat? · Jun 25, 2015

Since I haven't made a set of grips in probably ten years, I decided I'd better try it with some cheaper wood than Purple Heart first. So here's some Poplar I'm working on. The pic is one of the blanks I cut, and one grip rough shaped to the gun.

ncrobb · Jun 25, 2015

Looks like you are off to a good start.

Chuck 100 yd · Jun 25, 2015

To bad all that labor went into cheap wood. They are looking good though.
When I was a kid, I asked my dad,how do you carve a gunstock? He said ...
" simple, you take a block of wood and whittle away everything that don't look like a gunstock". It took several tries over several years before I could say I was proud of my work.
You are ready for that Purple Heart!

Huhwhat? · Jun 25, 2015

It didn't really take all that long, so I'll go ahead and finish this set. And the Purple Heart will have to wait for a trip to Phoenix to hit the hardwood store.

Fox Mike · Jun 25, 2015

Chuck 100 yd said:
To bad all that labor went into cheap wood. They are looking good though.
When I was a kid, I asked my dad,how do you carve a gunstock? He said ...
" simple, you take a block of wood and whittle away everything that don't look like a gunstock". It took several tries over several years before I could say I was proud of my work.
You are ready for that Purple Heart!

I have made a couple sets of grips with poplar. The biggest problem I found was the Tru-oil finish made them much darker.
Gee whiz! That is the same thing that a world champion decoy carver told me when I asked how to carve a decoy. He told me to simply get rid of all the wood that didn't look like a duck.

Chuck 100 yd · Jun 25, 2015

Yup , the worst thing a new craftsman has to get over is the fear of making a mess out of it. Get in there and start whittling, it's just a piece of wood.

WendyZXZ · Jun 25, 2015

That does look like very nice work!

Kevin · Jun 25, 2015

I saw the purple heart thread in your other post. It looks like purple heart would make nice grips. Keep us updated. I for one would love to see the finished products.

Huhwhat? · Jun 25, 2015

Won't be until next week at the earliest. I'm working out of town starting tomorrow.

don44 · Jun 26, 2015

A good start !

Poco Oso · Jun 26, 2015

Looks like you'll do well. I have a little purple heart left over from past projects. I'd be happy to share some. PM me if you're interested.

Huhwhat? · Jun 26, 2015

Thanks for the offer, but I need to go down and pick out the right piece of wood.

Poco Oso · Jun 26, 2015

Understood.

schloss · Jun 26, 2015

Lookin' good. Definitely don't stop.

I'd be proud of those, even though unfinished.

gramps · Jun 27, 2015

I thought Poplar had a Purple Heart?
gramps

Rodfac · Jun 27, 2015

I've had some pretty good luck with poplar for grips. Initially I thought it would be too soft to work well, but it's worked well. The grips in the pic are spalted poplar from some of my horse fencing. They've worked out well. Rod

Huhwhat? · Jun 27, 2015

Poplar has a green tinge.

tulsamal · Jul 2, 2015

I'm not willing to sand on a real gun. I need a properly sized fake gun to use so that I can give this a try.

Joe S. · Jul 2, 2015

I don't sand them on my guns either. I sand a little and try, sand a little and try...

Probably why mine don't have a perfect fit.

Huhwhat? · Jul 2, 2015

That's what I do with mine. I suppose I could buy a frame and use it to sand grips.

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