Suggestions for custom Blackhawk grips?

[Fizz]

I have a large historic building that I am remodeling. It was built in 1910 as a fruit packing plant from some really amazing old growth timbers. I have ended up with a few very large pieces of oak and clear fir, cut over 100 years ago. This stuff is very hard, when you try to put a nail into it, it bends. Extremely tight grain with interesting patterns in it.

Anyway, I'd like to use some of this wood to create some new grips for my Blackhawk. First question - can anybody refer me to somebody who can cut the grip blanks out of wood that I provide?

Second question, do you have any suggestions for interesting patterns I could make with the two different types of wood? The oak is dark brown, the fir is more of a blonde color, with some reddish areas. This wood has been waiting more than 100 years for this, I figure I should do something special...

 

[Robb Barnes]

I would contact Zane of Lonestar custom grips. He is here on the forum as lscg if I am not mistaken.

 

[GunnyGene]

You might have some luck with cutting some veneers from them - say 1/32" or so and gluing them up (Laminated) in alternating sequence to obtain a striped pattern when carved. Something like these:

 

[contender]

I second the suggestion of using Zane (lscg) which stands for; "Lone Star Custom Grips."

 

[Chuck 100 yd]

I have a duplicator and patterns for Ruger single action grips except for the Bearcat.
I can machine out your grips and they will not have a lot of meat to remove to finish, but plenty to make sure they will fit any grip frame when done. PM me if I can help. Chuck

 

[RSIno1]

While laminated grips offer some interesting patterns I'd rather see the pure grain of 100+ year old wood. I've always felt laminated grips/stocks were just a way to use sub par/plain wood.

 

[Fizz]

While laminated grips offer some interesting patterns I'd rather see the pure grain of 100+ year old wood. I've always felt laminated grips/stocks were just a way to use sub par/plain wood.

That's kind of what I thought, but, then again, I have more than one color to show, and I'd like to use them both somehow.

Think it would look stupid to have oak on one side and fir on the other?

I'm going to have to start cutting up some scraps and see what kind of grain patterns I find. Some of it looks very boring like something from Home Depot, but some parts have some really neat colors and grain patterns.

Thanks for the information everyone.

 

[dakota1911]

When you get them done then post some pictures