Thursday, October 21, 2021

Match Grips for the Hammerli Master -- Part 3

Part 1

Part 2

 

Picking up where I left off...















Mentioned previously that the bubinga board was a bit on the small side for an adjustable grip.  Elected to use a piece of padauk for the palm shelf.

















Rough cut.














Back to the mill and cut an adjustment slot into the grip.




















And the palm shelf gets a mounting hole.


















Which also gets counter bored.  Here, I used a 4 flute end mill.















Didn't like the mock up.  The heel of the grip needs to extend rearward almost an inch.


















Would've cut it that way at the start, but did I mentioned the board being small?  Found a cut-off from the initial shaping on the scroll saw.


















A bit of sanding and shaping until it fits against the heel.


















Like so.



















Epoxy and a clamp.


















Almost sanded flush.


















Much better.


















Found a small crack when I sanded the bottom of the grip,



















Let the glue wick into the crack and saturate the wood.


















A couple applications over half an hour or so until the crack was overfilled.  Sand it flush later















And re-cut the back of the palm shelf.



















Almost done.  

Should have the final installment posted in a few more days. 





2 comments:

  1. Lovely! I really like how you're pulling this all together. That new "tail piece" really looks good and should improve the handling properties of the pistol as well.

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  2. You're doing a great job for someone who claims not to be a woodworker! The grip is really looking good. I have a bit of padauk on hand, but I think I might try using some sappele, for a set on a PP800.
    JD

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