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Offline jcn59

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DW Model 12 plating
« on: December 17, 2009, 07:57:59 AM »
My very old Model 12 has nickel plating.  Was this a factory option?
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Re: DW Model 12 plating
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2009, 01:50:50 AM »
Tell me about those grips. Hunman55
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Re: DW Model 12 plating
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2009, 11:54:29 AM »
The grips were lurkin' inside a piece of walnut I had.   I just liberated them.
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Re: DW Model 12 plating
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2009, 12:59:44 PM »
Make a grip for me-DW15, or ,at least, tell me how you did it. Hunman55
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Re: DW Model 12 plating
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2009, 01:23:31 PM »
The grip isn't worth the time & materials I have in it.

I bought some figured walnut off ebay.

This grip is made from 4 pieces of walnut glued together with Brownells bedding gel:  two larger pieces for the sides and a filler for behind the trigger guard and another piece on the top of the back strap.

I cut the tang groove on a small milling machine; half-depth (plus about .005") in each side piece.  I used a metal key the size of the square tang to locate the grip side pieces while the glue was setting.  Cover the key with some kind of release agent so you can remove it after the glue sets.

The general shape was copied from a reworked grip that came on my 1990s model 29 Classic.  That grip wound up on my Mountain Gun.
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Re: DW Model 12 plating
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2009, 02:24:39 AM »
jcn59, thanks for your reply and picture. I see you are from the land of snow. I'm mid-Ga. Grip looks good and you gave me some ideas. Hope you had good Christmas and best wishes. Archie-Hunman55
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