What's new at Sarge's Grips - Page 5

Bumper · February 4th, 2009, 03:22 PM

Darn, you make some nice grips, Sarge. You tempt me every morning when I get up....

Sarge43 · February 4th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Thank you bumper. I'm glad you enjoy the pics. Just imagine how I feel on Saturday and Sunday mornings when I wake up and get to go out to my shop and be surrounded by this stuff all day. Those are the only days that I actually look forward to getting out of bed early.

The wife usually ends up dragging me back in the house around 10 at night.

I have the best and most fun hobbies in the world. Very blessed.
Sarge

Sarge43 · February 5th, 2009, 09:43 AM

Today, we'll take a very short break from the woods and show you some of the non-wood grips that I do. I vastly prefer the wood myself, but understand that there are applications that are best served by other materials.

Sarge43 · February 6th, 2009, 01:13 PM

Here's some of the best quilted Maple I've ever seen. I was lucky enough to find a block of good size that looks like this over its entirety. Very lucky find and I'm happy to say that it's sitting in my shop right now.

Sarge43 · February 6th, 2009, 01:16 PM

My other lucky find was also in the Maple family. This block of curly fiddleback Maple is big enough for about 40 sets of grips and is VERY consistent in this look throughout. This is some exhibition grade stuff right here. I'm lucky to have it. Wow.

Sarge43 · February 7th, 2009, 11:07 AM

It's my personal policy to never stain wood as I believe that nature cannot be improved upon in the beauty department by man. I usually prefer not to work with wood that HAS been stained, but I saw a couple of "boards" of this material and decided to try it out. I think it's kinda cool. I'm not ready to go out and buy out the stain isle, but I guess working with "man altered" woods is okay once in a while.
Sarge

David in FL · February 7th, 2009, 11:15 AM

The depth and iridescence of that quilted maple is stunning!

I agree......I you just can't improve on the beauty of natural wood.

Sarge43 · February 7th, 2009, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David in FL

The depth and iridescence of that quilted maple is stunning!

I agree......I you just can't improve on the beauty of natural wood.

If you think the picture is cool, you should see in in real life. It is unbelievable.
Glad you like the pics!
Sarge

LongRider · February 8th, 2009, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarge43

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.

That is stunning !! Can you do the whole grip in Mammoth Tooth? It looks better than a lot of the Mastodon grips and knife handles I have seen. BTW are'nt Mastodon and Mammoth the same creature.

Sarge43 · February 8th, 2009, 02:45 PM

I'm sure you could make whole grips in mammoth tooth, but after working with it up close, I'm convinced that they would have to be for "dress" only. I can't imagine it putting up with repeated and constant recoil wihout coming apart. I like beauty that is also functional, so that's why I put them together the way I do. No worries here about coming apart or having to switch them out to go enjoy the pistol. This is beauty that you can enjoy every day. Also, I just like the whole "uniqueness" of them. I have mammoth tooth in the tan/brown (like in the pic), red/white, black/white/blue, black/blue/green and others with more on the way. All colors are natural and are determined by the elements the teeth are exposed to as they become fossilized. Pretty cool stuff. I'm glad you enjoyed the pic!
Sarge

February 4th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#41
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 17,335	Darn, you make some nice grips, Sarge. You tempt me every morning when I get up.... __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

February 4th, 2009, 05:16 PM	#42
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Thank you bumper. I'm glad you enjoy the pics. Just imagine how I feel on Saturday and Sunday mornings when I wake up and get to go out to my shop and be surrounded by this stuff all day. Those are the only days that I actually look forward to getting out of bed early. The wife usually ends up dragging me back in the house around 10 at night. I have the best and most fun hobbies in the world. Very blessed. Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

February 5th, 2009, 09:43 AM	#43
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Today, we'll take a very short break from the woods and show you some of the non-wood grips that I do. I vastly prefer the wood myself, but understand that there are applications that are best served by other materials. __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

February 6th, 2009, 01:13 PM	#44
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	Here's some of the best quilted Maple I've ever seen. I was lucky enough to find a block of good size that looks like this over its entirety. Very lucky find and I'm happy to say that it's sitting in my shop right now. __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

February 6th, 2009, 01:16 PM	#45
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	My other lucky find was also in the Maple family. This block of curly fiddleback Maple is big enough for about 40 sets of grips and is VERY consistent in this look throughout. This is some exhibition grade stuff right here. I'm lucky to have it. Wow. __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

February 7th, 2009, 11:07 AM	#46
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	It's my personal policy to never stain wood as I believe that nature cannot be improved upon in the beauty department by man. I usually prefer not to work with wood that HAS been stained, but I saw a couple of "boards" of this material and decided to try it out. I think it's kinda cool. I'm not ready to go out and buy out the stain isle, but I guess working with "man altered" woods is okay once in a while. Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

February 7th, 2009, 11:15 AM	#47
David in FL VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,327	The depth and iridescence of that quilted maple is stunning! I agree......I you just can't improve on the beauty of natural wood. __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

February 8th, 2009, 02:45 PM	#50
Sarge43 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 397	I'm sure you could make whole grips in mammoth tooth, but after working with it up close, I'm convinced that they would have to be for "dress" only. I can't imagine it putting up with repeated and constant recoil wihout coming apart. I like beauty that is also functional, so that's why I put them together the way I do. No worries here about coming apart or having to switch them out to go enjoy the pistol. This is beauty that you can enjoy every day. Also, I just like the whole "uniqueness" of them. I have mammoth tooth in the tan/brown (like in the pic), red/white, black/white/blue, black/blue/green and others with more on the way. All colors are natural and are determined by the elements the teeth are exposed to as they become fossilized. Pretty cool stuff. I'm glad you enjoyed the pic! Sarge __________________ Sarge's Grips - grips that fit www.thefinergrain.com

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