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Offline John Anderson

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Pictures of Single action grips
« on: May 22, 2006, 03:02:34 PM »




 Thought you guys might like to see some different grips I have done on my different revolvers. The top is a Colt NF in 44 special with a keith #5 grip frame and stabalized red/black boxelder burl.
 The next two are colt SAA's with big leaf oregon maple, and the bottom is a ruger Flattop 44 with stabalized black/gold boxelder burl with a sterling silver longhorn embedded in one grip panel! Pictures could be better, I need to get camera out and retake them.


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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2006, 02:10:16 AM »
Welcome to Graybeard Outdoors John :D
Those big leaf Oregon maple grips are great and I especially like
Both of the boxelder burl.
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2006, 02:11:33 AM »
nice looking grips  :D
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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2006, 01:38:24 PM »
I like all of them. Where do you get your wood?

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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2006, 03:13:17 PM »
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I like all of them. Where do you get your wood?

TEXAS

  The stabalized wood comes from a company up in Iowa and the maple from a local supplier! The stabalized wood is super hard, water proof, nearly industructable. I have also made grips from walnut, mesquite, ironwood and several others.





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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2006, 05:07:32 PM »
John
That boxelder burl....
To you have to (burn) it with a chemical such as is done with a full curl hard maple stock for a flintlock rifle?
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« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2006, 08:42:54 AM »
The stabalized boxelder is dyed and stabalized by the company over in Iowa.
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2006, 07:34:33 AM »
John,

Where did you get the #5 grip frame for your Colt?

Looks great.

Jim
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2006, 01:59:28 PM »
Jim,
  I made the grip frame myself. I had a Grovers Improved #5 and although it was an outstanding revolver I never cared for the loading gate on the opposite side that I was use too, plus it was a 44 mag and I wanted a 44special. I don't have the funds to have hamilton Bowen build me one of his #5's so I improvised with a Colt NF in 44special with a 5.5" barrel. I bought a Bisley backstap and another SA backstrap, cut them and welded them together. I talked to an engraver that has an original tracing of Keiths#5 grip and asked him if I could get a copy of it,(he said no) as he and Bowen do buisness together and Bowen is building copies of the #5. But he did tell how to go about doing it, he has done it himself and it really is not that hard! It came out really nice.



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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2006, 05:41:58 PM »
:cb2: Wow. Very impressive. Do you do this just for fun, or is this a business, too?
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« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2006, 05:55:08 AM »
Griz,
     Pretty much I do this as a hobby as I have a steady job and a wife and three young daughters. I have done abit of grip work for the cowboy action folks in the area though.

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s.a.s.s. wooden grips
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2006, 01:06:23 PM »
WELL TRY AND TRY AGAIN !!!
JOHN , YOUR GRIPS LOOK GREAT. I WANT TO DO COWBOY SHOOTING WHEN I RETIRE (SOON) BUT NEED TO GET MY STUFF TOGETHER . MOST OF MY SIDEARMS HAVE UNCLE MIKE, HOGUE OR ??? RUBBER GRIPS .
NOW I NEED WOOD...TO SPECS...CAN YOU HELP ME ??? CHRISTMAS WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT AND MAYBE I CAN HELP...
MOST OF MY STUFF ARE RUGERS .
PLEASE ALLOW ME THE PLEASURE OF YOUR REPLY .
dscp :D
keep your powder dry !!!
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« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2006, 11:01:41 AM »
Beautiful!
How would a person go about getting you to make a set of grips for them?
It would be for a Ruger Bisley.
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« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2006, 03:43:39 PM »
DaddyWPB,
              I do make grips for guys in the area, problem is they give me the revolver and I hand fit them. If you lived near west central Illinois we could do it!



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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2006, 10:17:20 PM »
John,
What if I sent you just the grip frame? Can you give me an approximate cost? It would be for a Ruger Bisley and I would like the maple wood.
Thanks,
Steve
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