Beautiful Birdseye Maple on Engraved Blue

[RKmesa]

Christmas came in July as I received a package from my friend Keith Brown (grip magician) last week. I have recently (over the past 3-4 years) begun to appreciate Maple as something more than a wood for baseball bats. So, when I opened the box and found a set of Birdseye Maple stocks, beautifully checkered, with ebony inlays, cut in a "fish lips" or "whale tail" pattern (to show more side plate on an engraved gun), I spent some time playing musical grips to see what gun I liked them on best. I tried a nickel engraved 3.5" pre-27, but that did not move me. I tried a couple of other guns, but eventually settled on this 6" Quigley-engraved pre-27. I think they look quite nice together

I would love to hear your thoughts...









The iPhone photos are not my greatest, but they are good enough for you to get the gist...

Thanks for letting me share,

 

[Nightowl]

Just AWSOME!

 

[Golphin]

Very nice gun and grips. Looks like a good match to me.

 

[zwartepiet]

Wow! Revolver and grips are awesome! Really like the inlay!

Merry Christmas (in July) Richard!

 

[tlawler]

That’s just beautiful. I really like the ebony inlay encircling the medallions.

 

[M_conrad_0311]

Masterful as ever Richard! I wasn't expecting to like those stocks, but they are fantastic! That .357 is stunning! Thank you for sharing that treasure!

 

[22hipower]

Agree, those look great on that gun!

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[g-dad]

I like the gun and really like the grips. And you did ask for thoughts. I think there's competition going on between the two. Grips are sayin "look at me" and the gun is saying the same thing. Each is beautiful on its own and should be showcased that way. I can see the grips on a high finish blue - fill in the blank and the gun with a great pair of highly polished presentations. JMO

 

[gmanofsteel]

OMG!

The grips and the engraving on the handgun both represent artistic achievement..... Beautiful!

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Gawd! Hubba hubba!

 

[Thinnes]

Wow just fantastic Richard. Love those grips. Thanks Dave

 

[6string]

Very nice, I love birdseye maple.
If you appreciate maple, consider requesting torrified or roasted maple. This is a process of accentuating the grain and hardening the wood.
The lumber is placed in a vacuum chamber then carefully heated to above the burning point. Lacking oxygen, the wood cannot catch fire. But, the cellulose and resins in the wood crystalize as if aged for many decades.
You get a more durable and beautiful wood. Birdseye figure just sparkles!

Attached is a photo of some unfinished torrified birdseye maple blanks. Once prepped for finishing, it looks even better!

 

[kraynky]

Fan-flipp'n fantastic looking set of grips!

 

[wheelgun610]

I think Alvin White would approve.

Mark

 

[boykinlp]

Christmas came in July as I received a package from my friend Keith Brown (grip magician) last week. I recently (over the past 3-4 years) begun to really appreciate Maple as something more than a wood for baseball bats. So, when I opened the box and found a set of Birdseye Maple stocks, beautifully checkered, with ebony inlays, cut in a "fish lips" or "whale tail" pattern (to show more side plate on an engraved gun), I spent some time playing musical grips to see what gun I liked them on best. I tried a nickel engraved 3.5" pre-27, but that did not move me. I tried a couple of other guns, but eventually settled on this 6" Quigley engraved pre-27. I think they look quite nice together

I would love to hear your thoughts...









The iPhone photos are not my greatest, but they are good enough for you to get the gist...

Thanks for letting me share,

Dad gum, Richard! To me, those are some of the best looking grips I have ever seen!! I have a few questions. Did you tell Keith exactly what you wanted, and he did it? Did you supply the medallions, they look fantastic? I remember seeing Keith's "fish lips" grips before, probably a set you commissioned, do you know how long he has been doing them? I wonder how he came up with the idea? I really like what he did with the grips where they meet the trigger guard. They look so cool! As usual, thanks for sharing.
Larry

 

[Rusty parrot]

Richard,
Both the gun and the grips deserve admiration for their artistry.
I will second how special the ebony rings around the S&W medallions are.
Thanks for sharing.
Jake

 

[leonardocarrillo]

RICHARD IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I CANNOT DOUBT, IT IS YOUR GOOD TASTE, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THESE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS.

 

[ThinManX]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

 

[BloodyThumb]

Nice! Thanks

 

[LPD256]

Sorry Richard. We can never go to the same BBQ.