What kind of wood was used for wooden grips?

[rawbutter]

I want to make a custom wooden pump handle to match the wooden grips I've got. I want them both to match, obviously, so it would help if I knew what kind of wood the grips were made from. Does anyone happen to know?

[luke]

No one really knows how many different species of threes there on the planet. It is estimated anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 varieties, yours will be one of those. We could all wager a guess but it may be easier to identify you you posted a picture.

[mobsterboy]

No one really knows how many different species of threes there on the planet. It is estimated anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 varieties, yours will be one of those. We could all wager a guess but it may be easier to identify you you posted a picture.

If Luke's comment was too long:
Show us what you got! (And details on who made them would help too)

[luke]

Am I swimming in the millennial pool or something? LOL omg

[luke]

Wood grain and natural color will help figure out what wood it is...

[rawbutter]

yeah....noob mistake not posting pictures first. Silly me. And then when I pulled out the grips a few minutes ago to snap a picture, I realized something else. Not all wooden grips are made from the same wood. I don't know how I never noticed that before. They are shaped exactly the same, but the ones on the left are more...brown? They even weigh more. I can tell just from holding them.



So this idea just got a lot more complicated. *sigh*

[boddah]

Wanna sell the brown grips and frame?


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[rawbutter]

Wanna sell the brown grips and frame?

Currently I have plans for both these frames. One is going on a pump mag. The other is for a pneumag frame. If that changes, though, I'll let you know.

[smilestyler]

There are companies that sell laminate gun stock blanks. I would suggest that you contact one of these guys and show them what you are doing and have them sell you a piece that is already laminated and of the correct wood for you to shape. They would probably be able to give you the best advice on finishing it as well.

[Laku]

Like Luke said, it’s pretty easy.

Here are few pictures of stained grips I made.

https://www.automags.org/forums/showt...86#post2845886

[rawbutter]

Like Luke said, it’s pretty easy.

Here are few pictures of stained grips I made.

https://www.automags.org/forums/showt...86#post2845886

Thanks for those pictures. That's very helpful. I would have never thought of making a wooden frame to use as a spacer between the grips.

I really think this is the road I'm going to take. I've never had good luck, so I doubt that I'll be able to find something that will match either set of grips perfectly. I think it's safer to make the grips and the pump handle from the same wood. That will take more time, but at least that way I'll know they will match at the end.

(I love that Karta, by the way.)

[luke]

I wonder if this is a match?





http://ocoochhardwoods.com/scroll_saw_lumber.php

[Pyrate Jim]

Late to the party, I know.
But as a career wood worker I might be able to add some things.

First off, those look like Smart Parts grips. Made from laminated wood using a polycarbonate resin much like the brand Diamondwood, not just "glued" together.
Secondly, the layers are dyed, not stained ~ (there is a difference) ~ and the dye process is before the lamination. Often layering two or more different colors to achieve a specific look.
Most laminates like that use domestic closed-pore woods like beech, walnut or one of the maple varieties.

[luke]

Thanks for the info Jim, I've always wondered how they got the colors and look of those grips.

[knownothingmags]

Late to the party, I know.
But as a career wood worker I might be able to add some things.

First off, those look like Smart Parts grips. Made from laminated wood using a polycarbonate resin much like the brand Diamondwood, not just "glued" together.
Secondly, the layers are dyed, not stained ~ (there is a difference) ~ and the dye process is before the lamination. Often layering two or more different colors to achieve a specific look.
Most laminates like that use domestic closed-pore woods like beech, walnut or one of the maple varieties.

this is great info

[luke]

Like Luke said, it’s pretty easy.

Here are few pictures of stained grips I made.

https://www.automags.org/forums/showt...86#post2845886

Laku, I'm curious if it would be possible to steam each piece of wood a layer at a time and wrap it around the frame instead of stacking each layer one on top of another making a two piece grip?

[Laku]

Should be possible on frames that have fairly straight front edge to bend it around. And if you can get thin enough veneer, and laminate it yourself as you go, you wouldn't probably even need to steam it that much.

[boddah]

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