Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[Bawanna]

I've read about metal checkering and they said it was easier than wood but I ain't buying it. Thread files and needle files on my precious firearms leave permanent marks.

I've often wanted to try but chicken out. BUT I just had a idea. I got a chopped frame that would make a perfect test dummy. I might have to give it a try.

[ruf45]

Just get the right files and you shouldnt have a problem,Got mine from brownells.
Getting The frist lines started and squared up was the hardest thing for me.Once
there started it gets easier. just take your time and you will do fine. Practice on that
beat up frame and you will be good to go.

[jocko]

yup

Boy am I dumb. Working my laptop at my home computer desk and trying to type on the wrong keyboard. Duh?

Here's some pics of a set for Ruf45. The wood started life stabilizing a wobbly table for Tucson. Guess he thought it deserved better in life. Mr. Ruf wanted blonde so I thought they were a good match. Stabilized Box Elder.

I did regular checkering on the angle on the front and skip line on the back. Gives em a little flair. Kind of hard to see the pattern and I'm glad the colors and grain in the wood came right thru.











These will go out in the mail tomorrow Ruf. And Springer, your 2 sets will go out also.

I see PINK--again. do u have a fetish for Pink great one???

[Bawanna]

Yes I do and I'm not ashamed to admit it since the hinges broke on the closet door and I can't get it to close.

Pink is associated with chicks, and I dig chicks.

Sadly the plan to score some Koa (pink) fell through so I'm gonna have to find some elsewhere.

[ruf45]

Pink there more red in person,but in low light I see a hint of pink.
they look great so I have no problem with them,whatever color

[jocko]

little joke between bawanna and I. grips look awesome, he makes the best that I have seen..

[Bawanna]

Truth be told I'm color blind in addition to my long list of other deformitys so it's all pink to me.

[OldLincoln]

Well, as I always say, the first hundred years are better then the next.

[Ubaldo99]

God help me, but I love the pink! Absolutely beautiful workmanship... no, artwork.

[Bawanna]

Heart break of psoriasis (crack)

Well I spent all day today working on some NAA grips for pur4. Was going well, covered in sawdust and all was right with the world.
I get to where they are actually looking like grips and they might even work and the disaster every wood worker fears most! A fokking ugly crack reared its ugly head. I'm beyond devastated mostly cause I know he's been waiting. Now its gonna be awhile longer.

Go ahead, make my day!







Got started earlier on a grip makeover for jeepster, guess I'll go do that for while and try not to screw up.

[jocko]

I have had one of those for over 25 years, can't remember the last timne I ever shot it though. damn we sold hundreds of them back when I was in the firearm business..

[Bawanna]

Anybody out there have a set of Smith & Wesson grip medallions. I'm doing a makeover on a set for Jeepster and he wanted some medallions installed. I have 2 or 3 Smith grip sets with medallions but they are in perfect condition and I really hate to knock out the medallions in perfect grips.
If you have a set of beat up and abused grips with decent medallions that would be perfect.
I think the sets I have are for L frames but I'll have to confirm. I'd be willing to swap the perfect grips for the beat up ones with good medallions. I don't need the grips, but hate to butcher em. Ya know.
Sometimes they can be found on auctions and ebay but right now I'm coming up empty.

[jocko]

I have a set of horse head medallions given to me by my great grandfather, Mario buffatono. I might part with them. These grips will get u a free pass anywhere in lower manhattan, and west side chicago. I wear um lkke a necklace when on those two areas..

[JFootin]

Anybody out there have a set of Smith & Wesson grip medallions. I'm doing a makeover on a set for Jeepster and he wanted some medallions installed. I have 2 or 3 Smith grip sets with medallions but they are in perfect condition and I really hate to knock out the medallions in perfect grips.
If you have a set of beat up and abused grips with decent medallions that would be perfect.
I think the sets I have are for L frames but I'll have to confirm. I'd be willing to swap the perfect grips for the beat up ones with good medallions. I don't need the grips, but hate to butcher em. Ya know.
Sometimes they can be found on auctions and ebay but right now I'm coming up empty.

Look on GunsAmerica.com. They have J-frame ones for about $35.

[TheTman]

Bawanna, over on the S&W forum, they gave out this email address to inquire about S&W grip medallions. dtchb@cox.net Hope he is able to help.
Ebay had a set: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SMITH-WESSON...item2eb97254d4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SMITH-WESSON...item2eb97251e3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SMITH-WESSON...item1c21444552
Here is the link for the page I got those from there were a couple more:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/medall..._id=3254903119