What's new at Sarge's Grips - Page 2

Sarge43 · January 19th, 2009, 09:58 AM

Thanks Bumper!

On most days I plan on posting pics of grips made in different woods. This will let many people see some woods that they never knew existed, and hopefully it will give you a moment to appreciate the beauty found in nature.
Todays first pic is Fishtail Oak from Australia. Some call it Leopardwood as well. Unique rays running through the wood give it it's unusual graining that often times resembles scales. True Fishtail Oak is heavy and pretty dense. Sometimes people get this wood confused with Lacewood which is very lightweight and usually reddish orange.

The next pics are of a set made from Koa which is found Hawaii. This Koa has a great curly figure that shifts and shimmers as you roll it under the light. This wood has been used for centuries in the making of everything from canoes, to jewelry to war clubs. Beautiful stuff!

Come back tomorrow for pics of a different beautiful wood!
Sarge

Sarge43 · January 19th, 2009, 01:40 PM

A customer just sent me a pic of the Mammoth Tooth grips he got from me on his Ed Brown Kobra Carry. What a package these make together! Nice photo too.

mikeprekopa · January 20th, 2009, 06:40 AM

wow. great looking stuff.

when i first got into guns, i wasn't a huge fan of the 1911's, but now... i cant wait till i have some money.

Sarge43 · January 20th, 2009, 09:54 AM

There are many beautiful woods in the world and the 1911 is my favorite "frame" on which to display them. I'm hooked on both the wood and the weapon.

Todays wood is spalted Afzelia Xylay. This wood is VERY 3D. You would swear you could reach out and feel the ridges that you see, but when you do it's totally smooth. A very unique wood that comes from SE Asia. Great figure like this is getting harder and harder to come by making it even more unique. It always looks like tree roots under sand to me, but I'm half nuts, so what do I know? Anyway, enjoy the beauty of it!
Sarge

Sarge43 · January 21st, 2009, 10:07 AM

Todays wood is quite unique in that it's purple and that is it's NATURAL color. Purpleheart, when freshly cut, is a brown color. Exposure to the UV rays of the sun allow it to turn to this elegant purple color. The intensity of the purple ranges from board to board with some being a very bright almost neon purple, and others being a very dark and subtls purple. This wood is hard and dense making it perfect for use in pistol grip panels. These panels have a beautiful curly figure as well. Neat stuff!
Enjoy!
Sarge

Sarge43 · January 22nd, 2009, 10:01 AM

Todays wood is Koa from Hawaii. Koa has been used for centuries in everything from jewelry to canoes to war clubs. Koa ranges in color from a lighter honey color to a rich dark brown and can have no figure or go to the other extreme and have some very heavy and deep curl figure like shown here. A beautiful wood to be sure!
Sarge

Sarge43 · January 23rd, 2009, 11:45 AM

Today's wood is English Walnut. Solid and dense it's perfect for grip panels. The good stuff still has the inky black veining running through the rich chocolate brown base color but is becoming harder and harder to find. Beautiful stuff!

Sarge43 · January 26th, 2009, 01:32 PM

We're all used to seeing cocobolo used in grips, but most of the time they are either so bland, or so stained and coated with finish that you can't appreciate the wood fully. This set is an example of the wood in it's glorious best.
Enjoy the beauty!
Sarge

kazzaerexys · January 26th, 2009, 06:16 PM

*sigh*

I can't wait to get my custom 1911 put together.

JAT40 · January 26th, 2009, 06:40 PM

Those Purpleheart grips are real nice. Purpleheart is so dense it's one of the few woods that won't float.

January 19th, 2009, 09:58 AM	#11
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Thanks Bumper! On most days I plan on posting pics of grips made in different woods. This will let many people see some woods that they never knew existed, and hopefully it will give you a moment to appreciate the beauty found in nature. Todays first pic is Fishtail Oak from Australia. Some call it Leopardwood as well. Unique rays running through the wood give it it's unusual graining that often times resembles scales. True Fishtail Oak is heavy and pretty dense. Sometimes people get this wood confused with Lacewood which is very lightweight and usually reddish orange. The next pics are of a set made from Koa which is found Hawaii. This Koa has a great curly figure that shifts and shimmers as you roll it under the light. This wood has been used for centuries in the making of everything from canoes, to jewelry to war clubs. Beautiful stuff! Come back tomorrow for pics of a different beautiful wood! Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 19th, 2009, 01:40 PM	#12
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	A customer just sent me a pic of the Mammoth Tooth grips he got from me on his Ed Brown Kobra Carry. What a package these make together! Nice photo too. __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 20th, 2009, 06:40 AM	#13
mikeprekopa Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scranton, Pa Posts: 206	wow. great looking stuff. when i first got into guns, i wasn't a huge fan of the 1911's, but now... i cant wait till i have some money. __________________ Assault is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware.

January 20th, 2009, 09:54 AM	#14
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	There are many beautiful woods in the world and the 1911 is my favorite "frame" on which to display them. I'm hooked on both the wood and the weapon. Todays wood is spalted Afzelia Xylay. This wood is VERY 3D. You would swear you could reach out and feel the ridges that you see, but when you do it's totally smooth. A very unique wood that comes from SE Asia. Great figure like this is getting harder and harder to come by making it even more unique. It always looks like tree roots under sand to me, but I'm half nuts, so what do I know? Anyway, enjoy the beauty of it! Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 21st, 2009, 10:07 AM	#15
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Todays wood is quite unique in that it's purple and that is it's NATURAL color. Purpleheart, when freshly cut, is a brown color. Exposure to the UV rays of the sun allow it to turn to this elegant purple color. The intensity of the purple ranges from board to board with some being a very bright almost neon purple, and others being a very dark and subtls purple. This wood is hard and dense making it perfect for use in pistol grip panels. These panels have a beautiful curly figure as well. Neat stuff! Enjoy! Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 22nd, 2009, 10:01 AM	#16
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Todays wood is Koa from Hawaii. Koa has been used for centuries in everything from jewelry to canoes to war clubs. Koa ranges in color from a lighter honey color to a rich dark brown and can have no figure or go to the other extreme and have some very heavy and deep curl figure like shown here. A beautiful wood to be sure! Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 23rd, 2009, 11:45 AM	#17
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Today's wood is English Walnut. Solid and dense it's perfect for grip panels. The good stuff still has the inky black veining running through the rich chocolate brown base color but is becoming harder and harder to find. Beautiful stuff! __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 26th, 2009, 01:32 PM	#18
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	We're all used to seeing cocobolo used in grips, but most of the time they are either so bland, or so stained and coated with finish that you can't appreciate the wood fully. This set is an example of the wood in it's glorious best. Enjoy the beauty! Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

January 26th, 2009, 06:16 PM	#19
kazzaerexys Distinguished Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,426	sigh I can't wait to get my custom 1911 put together. __________________ “What is a moderate interpretation of [the Constitution]? Halfway between what it says and [...] what you want it to say?” —Justice Antonin Scalia SIG: P220R SS Elite SAO, P220R SAO, P220R Carry SRT, P226, P239 (.40S&W), P2022 (.40S&W); GSR 5", P6.

January 26th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#20
JAT40 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ma Posts: 2,214	Those Purpleheart grips are real nice. Purpleheart is so dense it's one of the few woods that won't float. __________________ While people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, ... and they will not escape. 1Th 5:3

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