Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[Bawanna]

I've often thought if I could figure out a way to put nice wood grips on a Glock I'd have more money than Davy Crockett.

Would be sweet to have a PM with wood handles. Ahh the possibilities.

[Rio Lobo]

I've often thought if I could figure out a way to put nice wood grips on a Glock I'd have more money than Davy Crockett.

Would be sweet to have a PM with wood handles. Ahh the possibilities.

Bawanna,

For Kahr PMs and CWs, why not? With your abilities, you could fashion one-piece wood panels for each side of the grip with a stick-on adhesive backing -- similar to the "Decal Rubber Grips" made for the Kahr pistols, but in one-piece panels for each side, instead of Decal's two-piece panels.

I've got the adhesive Decal grips on 2 of my 3 Kahr's (PM9 Blackened DLC, PM9, and CW9) and the adhesive backing holds up well.

[OlympicFox]

I've got a roll of brown duct tape. Who knows, it could be a new fashion statement.

I've often thought if I could figure out a way to put nice wood grips on a Glock I'd have more money than Davy Crockett.

Would be sweet to have a PM with wood handles. Ahh the possibilities.

[DasFriek]

Those are as nice looking as any grips ive seen custom made. What wood is that? Cocobola? I reread the 1st post many times to see if i missed it as they look better than Cocobola usually does.
Odd I was never a fan of that wood, But if thats what those are i guess i better start rethinking my position. I think it may be the glossy look and high contrast in the wood colors you usually don't see in checkered Cocobola wood.

I think you actually could make a business out of making grips to fit those mag releases as no one ive seen makes anything like those grips.

Hopefully ill still be around and not have pissed you off for some stupid reason and hope later i can get you to checker my MK grips in a custom pattern.

Again, Beautiful work Bawanna!

[johnh]

Wow, those are beautiful! What exceptional workmanship and attention to detail. I am totally inept at woodworking, so from my standpoint the ability to do cuts like that by hand borders on miraculous!

John

[jocko]

Wow, those are beautiful! What exceptional workmanship and attention to detail. I am totally inept at woodworking, so from my standpoint the ability to do cuts like that by hand borders on miraculous!

John

now u done it John H. Bawannas head was getting so swelled prior to your comment, that now he will have to live outside his trailer in the cold, until he can get someone to enlarge his door so he can get his head through it

[Bawanna]

"hope later i can get you to checker my MK grips in a custom pattern"

Das Friek, when your ready for some scratching on those grips I'm ready.

I'd love to make a business of this grip thing but will never happen. Just can't charge enough to support yourself doing it all by hand. The big boys with the power checkering machines and undocumented labor can checker a set in about 15 minutes. I laugh at some of the ads, "checkering add 5$"
Takes me about 8 hours to checker a set of grip, use to take 3 times that long but I'm getting a little faster.

I'm not gonna get alot done today, headed down to the tire store to have em install a tire valve in my head. Thinking maybe right on top so it will help keep my hat on and when I wear the tin foil I can wrap it around there to secure it too.

All these nice things people sayin, Jocko's right, I'll expect a parade every time I go to town.

[kramm]

Those are some very nice grips Bawanna. You should be proud.

[Bawanna]

Well heres Jlott's mesquite 1911 grips with Marine Corp emblem inlaid for the quality control staff to inspect. All of you that is.

I kid you not, when I went to put oil on them I swear I heard a sound like Jocko slurping down the last of a giant chocolate shake.
This mesquite stuff is some kind of dry, must not have seen a rain drop in a long long time.
On the good side, the second the oil hit the wood it came to life, not like the cartoon characters where it suddenly wanted to be pals and go out for a 5$ footlong subway sandwich but the grain and the colors jumped right out.

So far I've put 3 applications of oil on and I still hear the slurping sound so probably a couple more to come.

Jlott, PM me a mailing address so I can send these babies home.

Feel free to critique at will. If I'm overtaken with criticism I'll just lie down and think happy thoughts of the Jolly Rogers or small furry animals and after a time I'll be ok. I don't do serious or sensitive although I'm listening in to Mr. Surveyor's sensitivity sessions to see if I can benefit.

Ok bye

[MikeyKahr]

Well heres Jlott's mesquite 1911 grips with Marine Corp emblem inlaid for the quality control staff to inspect. All of you that is.

Grips look fantastic, B. I would not have expected any different coming from you, but then you up and go beyond my expectations! I'd be honored to own such grips, had I served in the USMC, and I'm sure jlottmc will enjoy having them especially coming from that "hunk of mesquite" he just had sitting around.