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Offline David D.

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Working Ambrosia Maple
« on: February 17, 2014, 09:30:53 AM »
Ready for a high gloss finish.





I purchased this small block of Ambrosia Maple. Its as hard as sand stone.



After a lot of work this appeared.



After one coat of Lin Seed Oil it looks like this. The grip is still in 2 D. I will shape it this week. The set will get a high gloss finish. I will post some after finish pictures.




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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 06:30:59 PM »
Looks very good!
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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 08:47:31 AM »
WOW Dave!! You are a true artist, beautiful as always!
FM
PS The wood ain't bad either.
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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 01:33:16 PM »
How hard is it to inlet the grip for the frame? I'm looking at trying my hand at building a thumb-hole pistol grip for my "free pistol" of sorts I have coming together. I'm a extremely amateur wood worker but I do have a lathe and a mill and have done some basic projects by by no means as talented as you've shown to be.
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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 05:22:04 AM »
Quote from: wonderwolf on February 19, 2014, 01:33:16 PM
How hard is it to inlet the grip for the frame?

Not hard at all after you get the holes all drilled proper. Nothing about making a grip is hard after you get all the proper tools, and figure out a technique to use them. I do not use a duplicator all grips I make are shaped by hand. It dose take a lot of hours!
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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 07:44:47 AM »
Professionally beautiful in every sence of the word. Thank you for showing.
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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 10:03:25 AM »
That is top shelf right there.  The figure in that maple is amazing.
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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2014, 07:41:52 AM »
Very very nice.


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Re: Working Ambrosia Maple
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2014, 02:38:45 PM »
My problem I guess is sourcing wood, we felled a few maples last year and I did a few wood bowls but they checkered pretty bad. I need to learn how to go about aging the wood or otherwise protecting it against checkering. I would like to get my hands on a large block still and make a thumbhole grip for my new .22 match 10" set up...probably try and get some laminate to work on if I can.
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