Custom Grips

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Olympus,
Really outstanding work. I am starting to make my own grips. Could you tell me the screw hole spacing center-to-center for a Colt Officers 45.
I have the original rubber grips, but using them to determine the spacing is hit or miss since the rubber has too much give.
Thanks for your help.
 
Olympus, very beautiful work. I was wondering if you have anything (or could make them) for a Colt Mustang .380? I'll be acquiring one as soon as the tax check gets here and I'm not sure I want the factory grips left on it. It won't be a daily carry weapon so I thought I may dress it up a little. After looking through your website, I'm interested in the Fiddleback Maple and the Bookmatched Desert Ironwood. I think the Fiddleback would look better on the blued gun though. Either way, let me know if you can make a set for this gun and we'll work out the details in the near future. Look forward to hearing from you.
 
I have made a set of grips for a Colt Pocketlite, which is somewhat similar to the Mustang and I've also made a set for a Sig P238 which are kind of similar too. Because I rarely receive requests for the Mustang, I don't keep a template on hand for those grips. Shoot me a PM and I will be happy to discuss details with you.
 
Gorgeous work there, Olympus! I've contemplated doing some custom grips, but so far have only stuck to holsters. Sometimes, there are just too many hats to wear...
 
I understand the feeling! It gets addictive...

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ok olympus,im sold! i need a pair for my kimber grand raptor2! im very fond of those new spalted maple ones and i love the grain and color on the ones u say have ur"double bevel cut" what kind of wood is that? and what do u want for both of the ones i hve just mentioned? i can pay asap!
 
i love the desert iron wood aswell! i just bought grips online yesterday for my sigp238 and here is the web site i got them off of WWW.CUSTOMIZEDCREATIONZ.COM the grips this guy makes for the p238 would be easy for u to create aswell since there just a 1911 variation. id buy some from u for my p238 if u made some just to have a set from u. i really like ur work and ive allways wanted to make custom grips myself. then again ive allways wanted to do custom engraving aswell lol.
 
I've got a plank of English yew that I bought for another purpose for which it is not going to work. I'd thought about chopping it up and making 1911 grips...
 
Some of the best looking wood comes from unexpected places. The best way to figure out if you're going to like the wood is to cut a small piece and look at the grain. I usually wipe the wood down with mineral spirits. This will give you a better idea of what the wood will look like once you apply a finish. Most woods look plain and dull, but if you wipe them with a little mineral spirits you will see a lot more detail.

Depending on the thickness of the plank, you can usually cut a retangle out and flip it on its edge and resaw it get two pieces.

Be careful, after making that first set it's easy to get addicted.
 
LOL! I'm sure it is habit-forming! Yeah, this plank is about 1-1/16 thick, so I think that splitting it is the way to go. It's about six inches wide and a little over five feet long, so it would produce quite a few pairs!
 
Desert Ironwood for a full sized frame this time. These grips are unfinished and have been wiped with mineral spirits to show what they will look like when a finish is applied.

 
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