Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[eaglefrq]

I like the way you curved the grip over the plunger tube also. I've squeezed the grips hard also and don't feel the letters will be a problem.

[Bawanna]

I've considered that part of it as well although I've never ever had a plunger tube come loose before but it obviously can happen, your living proof of that.

I'll have to include that in my catalog as a reliablility enhancement. Good stuff.

So far my catalogs up to almost half a page. Still a little thin, need filler and propoganda. Maybe I should regroup and call it a leaflet instead of a catalog?

I guess I better get after building you some reliablility enhanced grips for that Cbob. Since I got it's twin I got a good model to work on. Don't want that baby letting you down when the chips are falling.

[Bawanna]

I've made several half checkered grips. I think they look nice and they are especially good when you have a wood that loses it's look when checkered. The checkered area is where you need it and the smooth gives a nice contrast and shows the wood grain. Haven't found too many around here that care for it.
It's like skip line checkering, I love it and think it looks great, but many don't care for it either. Lots of different taste I guess.

I've also made slim grips and stepped up the area to go over the plunger tube. So you get the slim feel but still cover up the tube. I'll see if I can find a picture of that. I think my small Para I did that way.

Those are nice looking handles thats for sure.

I'm blushing to be considered in the same heap as the top craftsman but I'm working at it.

[Bawanna]

I don't have my associate Old Lincolns email here at work, thought I did but heres a small pic of my chiefs grips where I took slim and stepped up over the tube. Couldn't find a picture of them on the gun. I'll try to remedy that too.

[Bawanna]

I'd rather mess with mother nature than fool with JMB. The man was my hero and an honest to goodness genius.

I sure hope he's pleased with my little thin grip tweak. If he ain't happy I'll never do it again I swear.

[jdlott74]

Well heres Jlott's mesquite 1911 grips with Marine Corp emblem inlaid for the quality control staff to inspect. All of you that is.

I kid you not, when I went to put oil on them I swear I heard a sound like Jocko slurping down the last of a giant chocolate shake.
This mesquite stuff is some kind of dry, must not have seen a rain drop in a long long time.
On the good side, the second the oil hit the wood it came to life, not like the cartoon characters where it suddenly wanted to be pals and go out for a 5$ footlong subway sandwich but the grain and the colors jumped right out.

So far I've put 3 applications of oil on and I still hear the slurping sound so probably a couple more to come.

Jlott, PM me a mailing address so I can send these babies home.

Feel free to critique at will. If I'm overtaken with criticism I'll just lie down and think happy thoughts of the Jolly Rogers or small furry animals and after a time I'll be ok. I don't do serious or sensitive although I'm listening in to Mr. Surveyor's sensitivity sessions to see if I can benefit.

Ok bye

Bawanna thought you might appreciate this....These are the grips that you made with the new Commandor Length 1911 4.25 inch barrel that jlottmc got as an EARLY 10 year anniversary present from me. Anniversary is in August and October. Will explain that one later.

[Bawanna]

Very very nice! Does the extended slide release and thumb safety clear or does he have to do a little tweaking.

Is that a Springfield? Kind of looks like a Springfield logo on the back of the slide.

Looks great. Thanks for posting those.

Now I need an Army guy. Got the Marines and the Navy. Guess we need Air Force, (Wyn?) Coast Guard and the Seebees too huh?



PS- Will you marry me? I figure a May wedding? I'll send ya my wish list for early presents?

[jdlott74]

Very very nice! Does the extended slide release and thumb safety clear or does he have to do a little tweaking.

Is that a Springfield? Kind of looks like a Springfield logo on the back of the slide.

Looks great. Thanks for posting those.

Now I need an Army guy. Got the Marines and the Navy. Guess we need Air Force, (Wyn?) Coast Guard and the Seebees too huh?



PS- Will you marry me? I figure a May wedding? I'll send ya my wish list for early presents?

He actually had to do a little tweeking but not much. Mainly on the bottom and the top to accomodate the release. It is actually a Metro Arms. He's never heard of them, but he is on his way on home from the gun range now and LOVES the gun. It shoots very well from what he says.

[eaglefrq]

I just realized I didn't post pictures of my newest grips from Bawanna. He made some for me and incorporated my Chief's anchors.

[Bawanna]

Actually you did back a page there Eagle but I'm glad you did again, I never get tired of looking at those.
I had to go look by the way I couldn't remember either. My memory seems to be jumpin a cog or two lately.

I need to be more diligent about keeping photos of some of these for my scrap book. I get going and sometimes forget, theres that memory thing again.

Just so everyone knows, especially Kahrson at the moment. I just sent a set of K9 grips to Willieboy for his new K9. He got them today and advises they did not fit. SOOOOOOO, I need to figure out if my K40 is the difference between the K9 or if once again I have an early K40 versus a newer changed frame K9/40. Thats what I discovered on the MK series. There is the GA series (early) and then everything else including the elite is the GC series and all the same.
Soooo, now I need a newer version MK and a newer version K9 apparently. I do know a guy here with a K9 but I'm certain the grips for his were made on my K40???? CAll me confused once again, and bummed too.
Thanks Eagle once again for posting those, you rock!

[steve666]

Them thar is purty. I want some for my K40.

[Kahrson]

Actually you did back a page there Eagle but I'm glad you did again, I never get tired of looking at those.
I had to go look by the way I couldn't remember either. My memory seems to be jumpin a cog or two lately.

I need to be more diligent about keeping photos of some of these for my scrap book. I get going and sometimes forget, theres that memory thing again.

Just so everyone knows, especially Kahrson at the moment. I just sent a set of K9 grips to Willieboy for his new K9. He got them today and advises they did not fit. SOOOOOOO, I need to figure out if my K40 is the difference between the K9 or if once again I have an early K40 versus a newer changed frame K9/40. Thats what I discovered on the MK series. There is the GA series (early) and then everything else including the elite is the GC series and all the same.
Soooo, now I need a newer version MK and a newer version K9 apparently. I do know a guy here with a K9 but I'm certain the grips for his were made on my K40???? CAll me confused once again, and bummed too.
Thanks Eagle once again for posting those, you rock!

If it helps Bawanna I can send you the wood grips I got From Kahr. I can temporarily put the stock grips back on. Just let me know.

[Bawanna]

If it helps Bawanna I can send you the wood grips I got From Kahr. I can temporarily put the stock grips back on. Just let me know.

Let me do some research first Kahrson, making a grip from a grip isn't alot of fun. Just too hard to tell if it's gonna fit at all let alone perfect the way I like em. We shall seek a solution.

[Kahrson]

Let me do some research first Kahrson, making a grip from a grip isn't alot of fun. Just too hard to tell if it's gonna fit at all let alone perfect the way I like em. We shall seek a solution.

Sounds good. Keep me posted and Thanks!

[melissa5]

First, let me say that you do beautiful work, Bawanna. Now for the questions. Can you do slender grips that are about half the thickness of regular grips? Also, do you only work with certain woods or could I choose a wood and you order some?