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Thread: Handmade Grip Panels
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April 7th, 2020, 04:56 PM #11Member
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Re: Handmade Grip Panels
I didn't, but I'm not bothered by smells like that either.
I'm definitely gonna make more of these. I wanna try out different kinds of wood, maybe eventually learn to checker them, probably start with stipling, since that looks a lot easier.
I'm glad you guys like them. Free scrap wood beats the hell outta paying at least $30, all the way up to $100, for a set.
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April 7th, 2020, 05:17 PM #12
Re: Handmade Grip Panels
Looking sharp on a budget...
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April 8th, 2020, 05:36 PM #13Super Member
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Re: Handmade Grip Panels
They look good against the dark background. Get a cheap set of checkering tools from Brownell's. It is not as hard as you think to do straight lints. It does take patience. I don't know how old you are, but my hands are starting to go now and it is hard for me.
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April 11th, 2020, 08:08 AM #14Member
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Re: Handmade Grip Panels
I'm 34, and I can draw. I did all of the shaping of these grips by hand, so I definitely have patience, I'm just not too sure on how steady my hands are. I can't erase cuts in wood like I can with a pencil eraser on paper, but I do wanna try it eventually. I also saw where someone used a grinding wheel to do it. It looks a lot faster, but it also looks a lot easier to screw up.
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April 14th, 2020, 02:39 PM #15Super Member
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Re: Handmade Grip Panels
Biggest mistakes are: It is a file, not a knife. Don't force the tool and take light cuts to lay out the pattern. You can always clean up the pattern, but are in trouble if you initially go too deep.
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