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[Bawanna]

These grips make me nostalgic for the pre-polymer days. Simply beautiful job!

Thank you for that. I'm not the only one that misses the wood and steel days.
Actually I guess I don't miss them, I still live them. Carry a steel 1911 every day. Hopefully always will.

[b4uqzme]

^^^ this! Thanks for the reminder. I've been focused on utility lately. But it's important to have some pretty firearms too. Bawanna makes them beautiful that's for sure.

[Bawanna]

1911 Pile.jpg

Testing.

[Bawanna]

It appears I can upload from my computer without any outside parties. So long photobucket we need to start seeing other people.

[DeaconKC]

Yeehah! PB has been screwing with me too!

[Armybrat]

It appears I can upload from my computer without any outside parties. So long photobucket we need to start seeing other people.

What site did you use for that pic?

What about all the old photos on PB, can you move them to a new host? I've got several hundred there from a few years ago.

[Bawanna]

I didn't use any site, just uploaded direct from computer. The downfall as pointed out on another forum is when we do this I think the photo gets stored on Kahrtalks space. There's probably a limited amount of space before it's used up.

The external sites allow tons of pictures but now who can I trust.

[Armybrat]

I don't really trust any of those sumbitches. Wouldn't be surprised if the BATFE "owns" a bunch of those photo storage sites.

[Bawanna]

In lieu of the fact that like one of my favorite country songs some folks think I've been hiding and/or died I thought I'd post some fresh finished"stuff". I'm alive and well but not in Tennessee.

Here's some K9/K40 grips I'm nearly done with. Putting them on tonight I see some shaping modifications needed and want to address the border of the "Egg" a bit if I can. They feel good but will be better. They are actually thinner than the factory soft rubber grips. These are 1.075, the factory rubbers are 1.125, so wood can be thin and sexy too.

Some pics.
With the K9 with some stabilized maple I did sometime back.



Not sure what I was after here but it's wearing the factory rubber. I guess the cool thing is an old photo of me shooting a full auto MP5. Long time ago but I remember it was fun.


Stick around, some pics of another 10/22 stock for a friend next post.

[Bawanna]

This is a 10/22 stock I'm working on for a friend. Shhhsh, it's a surprise. He's got a miniature Schnauzer that's about the coolest little pal a person could have. We only see them once a year on vacation, although they did visit late last year when I hooked him up with a PM9 from a co worker.
They live in the opposite corner of the state so a fur piece.

I just put stain on the checkering etc tonight, probably need another application or two.

Schnauzer in the buttstock of course.

Pistol grip.

Bottom of the forend.

Front end sides

Doggy and pistol grip on the other side.


Other than the dog I didn't do any inlays on this one. Just lots of checkering. That dog his his world and he's had the 10/22 since mid 60's so their bonded. Hoping he's tickled with it.

[kenemoore]

Sweet.

[gb6491]

That's some excellent work Bawanna!
Regards,
Greg

[yqtszhj]

That checkering is awedome.

[yqtszhj]

Well ment to say awesome and tried to edit but the web site and my browser aren't playing well together.

[Tinman507]

Holy Smokes Your Colonelness, that's awesome work. my brain isn't wired like that and I am envious.