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Having just received my Norc 1911A1, I was a little disappointed with the cheap plastic grips. I have a Hogue grip lined up to replace the stock grips. But looking at the stock grips they do not look all that hard to make, and considering I have a pretty good background as a woodworker/cabinet maker, I figure how hard can it be. Toughest part looks to be the checkering. Who here has made there own grips and done their own checkering? Any tips? Know of a good place to buy some checkering tools?
 
im going to try and make a set, but im not going to checker them, to much work.
if you go to a hardware store, some of them will have mouldings in exotic woods, or they can get it for you.
things like cherry wood, oak, ebony. ask and you might be suprised.
(i know that windsor plywoods are good for this kind of thing)
you can get it by the foot in 1x3 or 1x4 type things.
its not that expencive if your only needing 1 foot. $5 plus time for a set of exotic grips sounds good to me.

there are some good tutorials on the interent, ill see if i can find them for you.

Joe

EDIT: found the one i was thinking of.
http://www.1911pistolgrips.com/process.php
 
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Brownells sells checkering tools and if you do a search for knife scales you can buy all kinds of exotic blanks used to make knife handles, these generally are just right for the 1911
 
Lee Valley for the stock blanks(not chea ,but lots of selection), Brownells or maybe Epp's for the tools. There are lots of how-to books available too. I think Brownell's carries them as well, but look at a gun show too. Practice on any hunk of hardwood before you start in with cocobolo or whatever. A beat up milsurp stock would do nicely to learn on.
 
you can find pallets made out of oak.
i just made a set of grips with some of it and it looks great.
being able to checker it would be nice. ill have to look into getiting one of the tools to do so.
 
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