1911 Elk Antler grips

[bulbboy]

Very nice!

 

[surjimmy]

Since you can make more, I'll buy those if the other side is a good match. Very nice.

 

[grwd]

Well done.

 

[Dr. Barry Greyson]

Here ya go...

http://www.blindhogg.com/forsale.html

This might help you along

Barry

 

[jayd]

Thanks for the link, I looked at his tools when I made this first set. It's an issue of cost, I will only be making a few sets and with antlers being so costly it's going to be tough to make it worth doing. Plus working with antlers sucks, I cut up 3 tines last week out in the garage and it took 2 days to get rid of the smell in the house.

 

[jayd]

Here's a couple of antler blanks that I did this weekend, they still need drilling and final shaping. I'm waiting on a set of Brad Point bits and a Pan Head step bit to do the drilling, I also have to complete drill jig.

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[jayd]

Well I finally finished the first sets that will be for sale, let me now what you think. It's hard to tell from the pics but the smooth areas are polished to a high gloss. They were fitted to a Springfield Mil-Spec.

This set will be 95.00

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This set will be 80.00

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Here some pics on the pistol, plan to get some better shots soon.

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[Stingray]

You do great work, those look fantastic! Any plans to make grips for anything other than 1911s?

-S

 

[jayd]

Yes I'd like to but only have a full size at this time. For every size pistol I have to make a drill jig, then make a blank/junk grip to check drill spacing, then each antler grip must be fitted to the pistol.

The antlers are very expensive and most is ends up as waste. There is very little profit involved, I do it for fun.

I'm currently working on grips that use nickel silver and elk, plus some wood with antler inlays.