February's Fabulous Fixations and Frivolities.

[jeepster09]

Awesome!

[LaP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRrUcM_DI2s

Dad sure scored a real nice group. Not a flyer in the bunch.

[OldLincoln]

Yup, I certainly understand that frustration. I have a good son and he has always been good, just some times better than others. After high school he moved out on a trial - make it on my own - thing as a planned experiment with blessings and an open door. He made it about 6 months before asking to return which we expected and welco0med.

But we got back a different kid than left before. He was embarrassed about his former attitude and kept asking me why I hadn't kicked him out years before. Being on his own with all the responsibility put a different light on things. It was like he had to see it from our side to understand it and he saw the light. We have been best friends since then and love to hang out. I'm very proud of the good man he has become.

[Scoundrel]

The light grips against the stainless, with the black slide up top makes it look oddly off-balance to me. I think the black screws help to offset that a bit.

But, I'm not a wood grain grip sort of guy, so my opinion doesn't count for a lot.

[wyntrout]

I emphasize, too.

Wynn

[Bawanna]

Ok, I can't find the Kahr picture thread where all this started. Somebody fess up, what did you do with it.

At any rate although I got a heck of a bad cold/flu thing going on I couldn't let my initial but not 100% PM45 stippling job alone so I just went out and approached it for a second attempt.
I took a flat type wood burner blade and basically flattened the front and back strap so I had a uniform surface to start with. Then just carried on with the stippling in those areas. I was so pleased that I went with a wrap around stippling pattern and unplugged and cooled down before I started looking for other victims. Some time ya gotta know when to fold em ya know......

Pictures of course. Idea's, recommendations or gentle criticism welcome.

[Tinman507]

Yeah, Boss, I have a question?

In addition to custom wood grips, you wanna start a side business doing stippling? I'm interested.

[jeepster09]

I like it.

[Bawanna]

Yeah, Boss, I have a question?

In addition to custom wood grips, you wanna start a side business doing stippling? I'm interested.

You know this is something that might actually pay. The biggest issue with this stippling is building up the nerve to attack your favorite expensive toy with a wood burning tool. I'm over that.
It's fast. I don't have half an hour into the whole deal and now that I see the result and how to get there it would be faster next time.

I love wood and I'll always mess with wood (although I'm dabbling a tiny bit in Micarta now) but regardless of the monetary contribution (Kahrtalk folks are very generous though) I can't make them fast enough or charge enough to actually do a profit. So I have to keep my day job. Admittedly I never tried but I don't see it happening.

Course if I messed one up warranting a new frame that would kill the profit for about 3 years too I reckon. That's why I'm not into money. Guns are a lot less grief.

[Jeremiah/Az]

Very nice job, Bawanna, but won't that be a little rough on your hands? I can send you some cactus if you are really into pain! Just ask my dogs!

[JFootin]

That looks great, Bawanna! Here is the thread where you started it. It is a sticky.
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?p...ing#post132716

[Bawanna]

That looks great, Bawanna! Here is the thread where you started it. It is a sticky.
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?p...ing#post132716

You da man JFootin. Must be why I missed it being a sticky. I did do the search thing but must not have asked the right questions?

Glad you hooked me up, makes me even more prouder of myself, if my arms were longer I'd be patting myself on the back. Those in the initial post make me ashamed. Much much more better now.

I'll see if I can get my follow up post there moved. I know I can if I can just remember how.

Thanks

[mr surveyor]

well, stipple me grips.....

sounds kinda like pirate talk

I would like to pirate that grip myself (insert pirate smilie here)

[Tinman507]

$50 Lesson

I recently asked my neighbors' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President someday. Both of her parents...liberal Democrats...were standing there so I asked her: "If you were President, what would be the first thing you would do?"

She replied, "I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people."

Her parents beamed with pride.

"Wow...what a worthy goal." I told her, "But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that! You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house."

She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"

I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."

Her parents still aren't speaking to me.

[JFootin]

I recently asked my neighbors' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President someday. Both of her parents...liberal Democrats...were standing there so I asked her: "If you were President, what would be the first thing you would do?"

She replied, "I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people."

Her parents beamed with pride.

"Wow...what a worthy goal." I told her, "But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that! You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house."

She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"

I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."

Her parents still aren't speaking to me.

Tinman, that is priceless! I really appreciate your creative humor!