LSCG
Buckeye
i made these for a friend a while back but i don't think i've posted them on this forum, anyway i thought y'all would like to see them. 
Redwood burl.
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GasGuzzler
Hawkeye
Very nice.
Wowser!
Ya don't often see redwood grip panels. Pretty!!
Ya don't often see redwood grip panels. Pretty!!
Chuck 100 yd
Hunter
Very nice. Good job of fitting too.
Is Redwood a fairly hard wood? For some reason I always thought it was soft
although I have never worked with it. I have seen some curley Redwood that was quite striking. :wink:
Is Redwood a fairly hard wood? For some reason I always thought it was soft
although I have never worked with it. I have seen some curley Redwood that was quite striking. :wink:
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GasGuzzler said:
thanks.
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don44 said:
thank you.
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Ale-8(1) said:Wowser!
Ya don't often see redwood grip panels. Pretty!!
thank you very much.
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Chuck 100 yd said:
thanks,
it was actually pretty soft and light and it was very easy to cut with the bandsaw.
I've seen very few redwood panels on SA's, but the ones I saw were really quite nice, just as those in the photo. It appears you did a super nice job precision fitting those panels. I'm sure your buddy was pleased as punch with the end result. I have some crazy figured Turkish Walnut, AZ Ironwood, tightly figured curly or crotch Redwood burl and some crazy figured dyed Elder, I hope to use on future SA projects. It seems as though I've developed a passion for beautifully figuredl burl wood to a point that I've (unintentionally) acquired quite a decent inventory and variety of large and small cut blocks of exhibition quality burl. I hope I don't go "horizontal" too soon so I can see them as finished grip panels on future projects.
Again, nice wood plus superbly crafted panels makes for a win-win everytime. Thanks for the post.
Shadow
Again, nice wood plus superbly crafted panels makes for a win-win everytime. Thanks for the post.
Shadow
woodsy
Buckeye
The softness of redwood does not lend itself to long-term durability. Purty, though.
Minwax makes a wood hardener that is normally used on rotten or pulpy wood. I've used it for soft pine and other soft woods to harden them up. It soaks very deep into the wood and dries very fast, so you have to apply it quickly and soak the surface till no more is absorbed. It doesn't take a stain very well so changing the color won't work too well, unless you sand the surface a little. But for a natural looking wood it enhances the grain a little too. Then you can apply a sealer of choice.
absolutely beautiful. you in the profession of making grips to sale or just for friends? i would love to have set of redwood burl for my redhawk. had to ask, i'm from california and have always love the look of redwood burl. definetly my first time seing them as grips. excellent work.
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Shadow said:
thank you very much, and i know what you mean, i'll spend hours looking for burl wood scales or blocks with that "WOW" factor, it's almost an addiction for me. :lol:
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woodsy said:
well for what i've done to it i think it will hold up. pine is a soft wood yet houses are built using pine 2x4's every day.
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crewsn said:
thank you,
yes i sell what i don't give away, but i can only make grips for hanguns that i own and i'm afraid i don't own a redhawk.
ar15ed
Single-Sixer
beautiful!
pvtschultz
Blackhawk
I tried Redwood once since it is a beautiful wood, but found it to be not well suited for grips. I even tried stabilizing them like I do my spalted woods and it seems the resin in the woods affected the stabilizing material and it never really hardened. They actually stayed pretty soft. Nice for a BBQ gun but that's about it.
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crewsn said:
pm sent.
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ar15ed said:
thank you.
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pvtschultz said:
that's strange, i've made several sets of grips with the redwood and i have and never had a problem with it, and with a good poly finish it's pretty strong.
I would think that redwood burl would be somewhat harder than, say, con-heart because of the tight multidirectional grain. Now I'm wondering how they'd look on my SS Blackhawk...
Jeff
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