1911 Moose Grips

[Houndog]

My first attempt at grips, made from the 'main palm' of the antler, from a moose my father shot. I had also used that moose antler to make pens and a couple of reel seat for fly rods, I finished those with a linseed oil and crazy glue finish but opted for Ballistol for the grips.

This the is the crimson Trace model, had to use my wife's grips from her SR1911 for the pattern. The next set will be for her gun, I suspect they will be made from purple heart, and probably 'Muddy Girl' camo dipped

 

[Nestor]

Super nice. Good job right there!

 

[bearmaz]

Cool idea....result looks pretty good.

 

[bellero]

Looks real good, the contrast between the antler and stainless color is stunning. Good job.

 

[conmaesta]

You are an artist sir, very nice grips...

 

[Houndog]

Thanks, it was a fun project. I suspect they would look better on a blued gun.

 

[deadownwind]

Nice grips. Although I think they would look nicer on your wifes sr. Good job.

 

[trebor2880]

Very original and nice looking, good work!

 

[Jay]

VERY NICE!!!

Cheers
Jay

 

[bfiles]

Those look fantstic, great job

 

[Waba]

Very nice, it certainly adds character.

Did you puzzle out the curves to get out a straight slab or did you straighten out curved sections? Either way it is a challenge.
( I managed to use the word "out" three times in the same sentence. Clever.)

 

[Chris R.]

Wow! That looks great. Nice work ya did there!

 

[Ancalagon]

That's fantastic. I especially like the family connection - really a unique piece.

 

[SoBored]

Never seen moose grips! Nice work, they look well executed.

 

[marcus_bc]

Nice work. Congrats!

If you use purpleheart wood make sure you use a UV barrier finish on it otherwise it will turn brown.