Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[Bawanna]

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

[OldLincoln]

OK you asked for criticism so here it is. They are wonderful! That wood now oiled, brings the whole emblem to life. The panel is understated putting the spotlight where it belongs instead of competing with it.

I only wish the pics were larger so I could see them better. At first I was concerned the eagle would be buried in the cutout but it looks great. Good Job!

PS: but why is the right emblem upside down? (made you look!).

[Bawanna]

You did make me look. Now I'm worried that I got the pins backwards but I wrote it down and I'm sure he said anchor to the front. They are nice pins and even mirror image so they are correct or incorrect on both sides. I need a tums, now I'm worried.

I tried the photobucket thing for bigger pictures but I ran out of advil and I never did figure it out very good.

Maybe I can email them to you after awhile and they will be bigger.

[MikeyKahr]

Fantastic

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

Grips look fantastic, B. I would not have expected any different coming from you, but then you up and go beyond my expectations! I'd be honored to own such grips, had I served in the USMC, and I'm sure jlottmc will enjoy having them especially coming from that "hunk of mesquite" he just had sitting around.

[Bawanna]

Hadn't thought of that but this is the first set I've taken from log in the round to gip.

Maybe next I'll chop down the tree myself, hopefully dead and already dry so I can move right into round to slab to grip.

Or not!

[OldLincoln]

OK guys, here are pics you can see of Bawanna's Mesquite Grips for jlottmc. Quoting the president from the movie "The Fourth of July" to Will Smith's character after saving planet Earth, "Not Bad.... Not bad at all".

[Alfonse]

Wow, great stuff! I just came in from stripping the finish off the stock of an old Savage 23A and was pretty pleased with myself. But, this is a whole 'nother level!

Actually, I would have left that old .22 alone, except there was a crack at the front of the Schnabel stock and I didn't want to break out. Since almost all the bluing is gone anyway (the inside of the barrel is beautiful) I decided to go ahead and redo. The old thing has been in the family close to 90 years. If I make it that long, maybe I'll get a makeover too.

Those grips are absolutely beautiful! Now I'm really inspired to be patient and get it right.

[recoilguy]

Thanks man, can't never get enough back pats, it feels really good. I'm bleeding a little air out of my head via the new valve stem and I'm putting you on the list of grips to make.
Tell me what to make them for or I can just make some and you can tell the missus I got these grips, I have to buy a gun to fit them. Believe it or not I've done that successfully before for friends more than once.

I just signed on and looked at the thread......a new set that are as sweet as can be. Those Marine Mesquites are things of beauty.

...Im sure my wife doesn't care if I buy a gun or what reason I buy one for..... She has never complained.... ever when I bought a new weapon.....and I have bought quite a few of them. New Grips is a great reason....it wouldnt be the first gun I had that I owned new grips for before I bought the gun......I owned wood grips for my CZ PCR way before I bought the gun. Couldnt pass up the dealon the grips, bought em started looking for a gun to go with them....bought it. Cool!

Bawanna nice work!!!! This is my favorite thread.

RCG

[johnh]

It is funny how a nice set of grips can really make a pistol's look. Even more than slide cuts, finish, etc. I love wood on guns. I have long thought some of the polymer pistol makers should figure out a way to make frames that have inserts for grip panels. They could offer polymer, rubber, wood panels to install. It would give shooters more options for grip feel, and let people add a touch of artistry to their guns. Bawanna may want to be humble about it, but he is indeed an artist!

[Bawanna]

Thank you John, I've moved you up 3 places on the list, seem fair. Actually there were only 2 on the list so maybe it isnt that big a deal really?

Jlott, I have a couple pieces of mesquite that don't like it here in Washington very much, they want to go back home to Texas.
PM me a mailing address and I'll send them on their merry way. They are a little hard to part with and sure look fine on my old Colt but we'll shed a tear and put em in the box.

[jlottmc]

Like I said, don't worry about sending that wood home. Those make my eyes water and my britches stick out in front. Absolutely gorgeous. I sent you the PM you asked for. Sorry folks, been real busy lately.

[100percent]

I am a guy with many pair of plastic grips on my 1911's. Nice work buddy.

[Bawanna]

Like I said, don't worry about sending that wood home. Those make my eyes water and my britches stick out in front. Absolutely gorgeous. I sent you the PM you asked for. Sorry folks, been real busy lately.

Please dont respond to this message, the lights are out and nobody is home.

This message is to inform you that your order status has changed to SHIPPED!
Shipping date 1-19-2011 AM via USPS. Hopefully delivery Friday or Saturday, good lord willin and the creek don't rise.

Thank you

Bawanna
President & CEO Bawanna Grips Incorporated
AKA- Fly by Night Sawdust Production.

[Bawanna]

I am a guy with many pair of plastic grips on my 1911's. Nice work buddy.

We need to remedy this situation also. Plastic and 1911 really shouldn't be in the same sentence, ya think?

[wyntrout]

Beautiful grips! I guess that jlottmc wanted the Marine Corps emblem to have enough relief to hurt when he shoots it... and leave the emblem on his hand.
I'm allergic to mesquite... found that out in Abilene, Texas. I spent almost 9 years there at Dyess AFB. We visited my navigator one night and I was barely in the door before my eyes burned and watered and my nose started running. It seems that burning that wood makes it a lot worse than pollen or whatever blows around. I was allergic to a lot of stuff in West Texas... took shots at least once a week for allergies there. I had the same problem in Merced, California, when I went there for requalification in the B52 and cross-training into the G-model after 3 years in Germany.
I haven't noticed any problems with meat cooked with mesquite wood, thankfully.

Well, I got the check, or money order, into the mail (certified) along with the FFL for my new auction win on Gunbroker:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=211870536
Now the danged waiting game starts... <sigh> no credit cards only personal check or USPS M.O. and there was no way I was going to send a personal check and wait for that to clear!

Wynn