Post your Culina grip photos here!

[boykinlp]

Did somebody say Culinas?

I see you really like Black and White Ebony! NICE!
Larry

 

[ACE10000D]

I see you really like Black and White Ebony! NICE!
Larry

They are my favorites for sure.

 

[Wfevans4]

I have a set of bubinga Culina grips for K/L frame that I should be receiving in the next week or two that will be going on my 586. As soon as I receive them and get them installed, I will post pics.

Please do!

 

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

I absolutely will brother. I can't wait to receive them! This will be my first Culina grips and I'm really excited!

 

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

Please do!

WFevans4, as requested, Culina just informed me that my bubinga grips are finished and they are ready to ship. Here is the photo Jennifer sent me in the email. From what she described, what bubinga lacks in contrasting figure, it makes up for in a copper colored "chatoyance" or that irridescent shimmer some woods have when rotated in the light. The medallions shown are not the style they normally use; I got those on Ebay and sent to Culina. I will post more photos once I receive the set and install it on my 586.

 

[ACE10000D]

Got these coming tomorrow. Can’t wait to get them

 

[Wfevans4]

WFevans4, as requested, Culina just informed me that my bubinga grips are finished and they are ready to ship. Here is the photo Jennifer sent me in the email. From what she described, what bubinga lacks in contrasting figure, it makes up for in a copper colored "chatoyance" or that irridescent shimmer some woods have when rotated in the light. The medallions shown are not the style they normally use; I got those on Ebay and sent to Culina. I will post more photos once I receive the set and install it on my 586.

Looking good!

 

[CH4]

Here’s a set of N frame cocobolo

 

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

Here’s a set of N frame cocobolo

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Beautiful!!! I love cocobolo! An exceptional sample like that has unmatched rich colors and high contrast figure that most woods cannot equal IMO! I originally wanted cocobolo when I ordered mine but they said it would likely be a long wait before they could get some more decent cocobolo.

 

[EPVegas]

Macassar Ebony

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

75Vette, I've either seen these before or some made similarly. Know what kind of wood that is? Awesome colors.

 

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

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75Vette, I've either seen these before or some made similarly. Know what kind of wood that is? Awesome colors.

Looks like colored stabilized maple burl.

 

[boykinlp]

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75Vette, I've either seen these before or some made similarly. Know what kind of wood that is? Awesome colors.

Yeshualsa53, those grips are definitely called their “Black Red Burl”, and obviously, all of that style grip will look different……no two alike.
Larry

 

[Fatcat01]

My 629 with Culina Cocbola stocks.

 

[poledorus]

Since genuine ivory is so difficult to acquire, I asked Culina to fashion some American Holly magna stocks to dress up my '70s-era 29-2. The result was well worth the 18-month wait. The Culina stocks are the most perfectly fitted of any maker I have owned.

 

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

Since genuine ivory is so difficult to acquire, I asked Culina to fashion some American Holly magna stocks to dress up my '70s-era 29-2. The result was well worth the 18-month wait. The Culina stocks are the most perfectly fitted of any maker I have owned.

Man, that does indeed look like ivory!!!

 

[Fatcat01]

Another set for a K frame round butt. Jatoba finished in tung oil.

 

[Bigdog357]

Smith 66-1 - Walnut

Python with Zebrawood

 

[75Vette]

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75Vette, I've either seen these before or some made similarly. Know what kind of wood that is? Awesome colors.

Those are stabalized maple burl. John does a batch of these once in awhile, apparently the wood isn't easy to come by. I waited 3 years for this pair.

 

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

Looking good!

Ok Wfevans, you requested pics & feedback from someone who has bubinga stocks from Culina. Mine just arrived this afternoon and I just finished installing them on my S&W 586.

WOW, WOW, WOW!!!! I'm blown away! First, the bubinga wood is unlike any I've ever seen from the standpoint of shimmer!!! The fit and finish of this set is impeccable! They fit so precisely on my gun! The finish quality is perfection! They feel great in the hand too, with the slight "Coke" palm swell and just the right thickness for comfort without being too bulky. Jennifer was also very helpful, friendly, and easy to work with. She kept me well informed of status along the way. I'm so thrilled by my first Culinas! I foresee there will be more of their grips in my future!

I admit I was initially apprehensive about choosing bubinga because I typically like lots of high contrast figure with rich colors, much like you see in woods like cocobolo, bocote, b&w ebony, kingwood, zebrawood, etc. In the photos, it didn't appear to me that bubinga offered that. Beautiful wood to be sure; it just didn't look like bubinga had the contrasting figure I was after. Little did I know it offered other "tricks up its sleeve!" Jennifer really praised "waterfall" bubinga for its crazy chatoyance (that irredescent quality in some woods that actually look like the wood is "moving" as you tilt it in the light). She was right! Pics simply cannot do these stocks justice, as you have to rotate them in the light, and preferably sunlight to see the amazingly deep, copper colored shimmering sparkle in this wood! It's absolutely beautiful! I had little exposure to bubinga before this. I'm so impressed! Again photos cannot do it justice, as this is one of those things you have to move around in the light to appreciate its unusual shimmery chatoyance!

Here it is: