I've always liked the look of stag pistol grips, so I thought I'd try making some.
All the sheds i have are old and bleached white so I looked around on kijiji and found a lady selling brown sheds for dog chews. I choose a few pieces that might work.
I used a hacksaw and cut a piece right down the middle. Then i traced out the outline of a black rubber grip from a project 1911 Im working on.
They were over a 1/2 inch thick at this point so I used a belt sander, locked on, lying on its side to remove a lot of material. When it was lying flat and thinner I marked the screw holes and drilled them with a 15/64 drillbit.
I was out on one hole by a millimetre or so and used a dremel to remove enough material until they fit.
They were quite fat at this point and felt good in my largish hands but the grip screw were to short.
I had to sand down more material to thin them down enough so the screws would fit.
I used a 9/32 drill bit and carefully removed about 1 mm of antler on both side of the grip screw holes to allow for the bushings and sink the screwheads a little. I had a thin spot in the middle of the lefthand panel so i had to take material off the face instead of the back. Too bad as i like the look of the brown "bark" quite a bit.
I finished them up and kept checking the fit. Unfortunately i removed a few mm of material in one area. Doesnt affect the fit or function but i cant help but see it.
Not sure how or if i should seal and or finish them but they are ready now.
I am going to make a few more sets over the winter and i will make a jig for drilling the holes. And advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
Oh and I lost my wedding ring some where in the house so I made one out of a scrap piece of antler. My wife didnt like me going around without one. Cause that ring was the only thing stopping the babes from coming on to me...
All the sheds i have are old and bleached white so I looked around on kijiji and found a lady selling brown sheds for dog chews. I choose a few pieces that might work.
I used a hacksaw and cut a piece right down the middle. Then i traced out the outline of a black rubber grip from a project 1911 Im working on.
They were over a 1/2 inch thick at this point so I used a belt sander, locked on, lying on its side to remove a lot of material. When it was lying flat and thinner I marked the screw holes and drilled them with a 15/64 drillbit.
I was out on one hole by a millimetre or so and used a dremel to remove enough material until they fit.
They were quite fat at this point and felt good in my largish hands but the grip screw were to short.
I had to sand down more material to thin them down enough so the screws would fit.
I used a 9/32 drill bit and carefully removed about 1 mm of antler on both side of the grip screw holes to allow for the bushings and sink the screwheads a little. I had a thin spot in the middle of the lefthand panel so i had to take material off the face instead of the back. Too bad as i like the look of the brown "bark" quite a bit.
I finished them up and kept checking the fit. Unfortunately i removed a few mm of material in one area. Doesnt affect the fit or function but i cant help but see it.
Not sure how or if i should seal and or finish them but they are ready now.
I am going to make a few more sets over the winter and i will make a jig for drilling the holes. And advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
Oh and I lost my wedding ring some where in the house so I made one out of a scrap piece of antler. My wife didnt like me going around without one. Cause that ring was the only thing stopping the babes from coming on to me...
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