My First Set Of Thailand Ebay Grips
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Got these 10 years ago from Thailand. They fit perfectly and have held up well.
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FWIW, I think the color is great!
I don’t think they are stained. Mine are similar but and are Rosewood in its natural color.
jbtrucker
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Nice grips and I wouldn't strip them , if Rosewood maybe darken with boiled Linseed oil? I read online it is used and other products to darken fret boards on guitars
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Walter Rego
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I bought two sets of the Thai rosewood stocks. Both fit the frames very closely and nice and snug. Both needed very minor sanding around the seam once installed to get the left and right sides perfectly flush with each other. I think about 5 minutes with some 400 and 600 grit sandpaper did the trick. Then I applied some Howards Feed-N-Wax to blend the finish. I also used Birchwood Casey Brass Black (after this photo was taken) on the screws and escutcheons. The screws were way too soft and easily deformed even with a correct fitting screwdriver.
I think each set was around $45 shipped so I am not complaining.
I think each set was around $45 shipped so I am not complaining.
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Never understood why they can make such nice stocks but the steel for the screws is so lousy and soft.
Arquebus357
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That's because the screws are brass not steel.
Mine are steel and as soft as brass
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I stripped them and put a ebony stain-sealer on them.
On the fence of shooting them with a satin clear to give them a bit more shine.
On the fence of shooting them with a satin clear to give them a bit more shine.
DWalt
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Bought one pair each off eBay (Jaruwan P) of N-frame and K-frame about 3 years ago. It took some minor fitting on one pair, but no big deal. Otherwise great grips, would not hesitate to buy more if I needed them. I believe I paid $30/pair back then, and shipment was fast. Only complaint was the brass screws, but I did the cold blue treatment on them. Cold blue works on brass and copper.
