Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[JFootin]

I'll bet Bawanna would take a few of those guns he doesn't have in payment for grips! Think of it as a gift to humanity!

Those could be some mighty expensive grips!

[OldLincoln]

Those could be some mighty expensive grips!

Or perhaps one for each day of the week.

[Bawanna]

Give a Boy a Gun

Here's a set I just now finished on a Colt New Frontier Buntline. For the grandson of an officer at work. He's only shy of two but don't want him to get too late a start. All he gave me was a frame and cylinder pin. I found a cylinder and made the grips. Have some timing issues to work out with the new cylinder????







Made it before Christmas. Barely.

[Bawanna]

A weekend with Micarta

Well I received a couple slabs of Black Micarta from Tucson or maybe MWSurveyor? I think Tucson but little matter. Damn nice who ever sent it.

Soooo, I decided to experiment with it this week and turn it into something. I soon found out its next to impossible to checker with conventional checkering hand tools, I suspect a power checkering machine would do it real nice.

So I tried the starburst style that Wilson has sold for quite awhile.
I'll try to post these pics in the right sequence of events.

I started with just the grooves, then son suggested the little radiused groove which didn't really blow my dress up. Too blah........

So I took some Osage Orange left over from another pair and inlaid that.

Still got mixed emotions on it but it livened it up some. They feel good in the hand. I'm gonna track down some more Micarta and try something similar only thin.

*Note to self- order a slim bushing tool. Every time I pull my slim bushings I screw up at least one. Oh order more bushings too.

Feel free to run suggestions and gentle criticism, you know how sensitive I am.

Also I put lazy aside and broke out the tripod. Not sure if it helped much but I gave it a whirl. Started to remove Mrs Bawanna's photo but realized like some place where they have their dog in the photo for authenticity, I left her for authenticity. Not that I'm like comparing Mrs Bawanna to a dog or anything. When the hole starts getting deep, stop digging.

[Tinman507]

It's beautiful work Boss. I am partial to your first couple of shots before the inlay. I just like the monchromatic contrast between the frame and the all black grip.

[Springer]

Wow...You mean you had some of my Osage Orange left over??? Kinda grows on you doesn't it? Just gets better with wear. Good job!

[Bawanna]

Wow...You mean you had some of my Osage Orange left over??? Kinda grows on you doesn't it? Just gets better with wear. Good job!

I was trying to remember who you were Springer. You never did tell me what your son thought about them grips. I got enough to start over if he ain't happy.

I gotta keep better notes, I get all you guys mixed up all the time.

[MW surveyor]

I knew that I sent them to the right home.

Good job on the bench clean up and also for leaving Mrs. Bawanna's photo

[Springer]

He's got them on and loves them. Hang on to whats left and use it as needed, you do GREAT work. Just save enough if you get the MK thing worked out...I want some! Thanks and keep showing us the new stuff....

[cesande]

I will be in line for MK9 grips... just PM me with the word that you are on it... !!

Please...

[melissa5]

Hmm...I like them with the inlay. It looks like sunshine!

[Bawanna]

Hmm...I like them with the inlay. It looks like sunshine!

Thanks Melissa. Today or the morning after I felt they were just too thick and bulky so I broke out the files and took off all the sun rays, so they are smooth with the inlay. I think I'll try to put the sun rays back maybe this weekend.

I was so focused on the grooves and new stuff that I didn't work on the thickness enough.

The stuff is hard to work, very tough.

I'll post some more pics after the next modification.

[joshh]

hey bawanna, i am looking for some grips for a ruger super blackhawk 357MAX. i inherited this from my father in law when he passed and think a set of white grips would suit it/his style better. i dont want synthetic grips and was actually considering having some carved from a piece of a birch tree from the yard of his cottage. is this in your ballpark? any ideas gripman?

[jocko]

now just

It's beautiful work Boss. I am partial to your first couple of shots before the inlay. I just like the monchromatic contrast between the frame and the all black grip.

wherein the hell did u come up with the big word tinman MONCHROMATIC

[jocko]

without seein

Thanks Melissa. Today or the morning after I felt they were just too thick and bulky so I broke out the files and took off all the sun rays, so they are smooth with the inlay. I think I'll try to put the sun rays back maybe this weekend.

I was so focused on the grooves and new stuff that I didn't work on the thickness enough.

The stuff is hard to work, very tough.

I'll post some more pics after the next modification.

the reworked grips I can say I like them better. This sun rays stuff IMO just did not go with the gun. maybe for some woman


but I think they would laugh ur or should I say roll u right out of ur Just sayin.