I used a pencil to mark the grips where I felt material should be removed. I would fire a few shots and see how my hand was contacting the grips, the repeat the process.
Here was where there was an almost painful rubbing.
So I attacked them with a rasp, then a file and sandpaper.
Once roughly shaped, I remounted them on the pistol and shot a little more...
Getting to here with the left grip ok but the right needing a little more material removed.
Then I decided that Derrick can't have all the stippling fun so I attacked the grips with an awl.
It's insanely tedious.
At this point I wished I started by delineating the area to be stippled, so I did with a triangular file.
Getting there...
Pretty much done. Now often the stippled areas are left oil-less but I like how it looks and they are still pretty grippy.
It looks worse the closer you get...
Then the left grip...
After oiling I again decided that some delineation was warranted.
So I attacked it with a ball bur in the Foredom.
Oiled and rubbed with steel wool.
They don't look bad.
Remounted on the pistol...
It's far more comfortable to shoot now.
2 comments:
Great looking grips. I couldn't imagine how difficult it is to hand make them. Any chance you still have the old grips I can use?
The old grips are charred and melted unfortunately. Beyond repair. I've seen grips for sale on the forums and on gunbroker and Auctionarms from time to time. I think some of the grips for the Diana 5 also fit.
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