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			Here are some 1911 grips I made for a client in Texas. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			![]() from left to right: buffalo horn, desert ironwood, spalted hackberry For the same client I made these walnut grips ![]() ![]() top: mesquite and corian bottom: cocobolo and mesquite Corian Grips ![]() ![]()  
		
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			Sin City Custom Firearm Repair, 1911 grips & display stands http://www.zenosincitycustom.com/index.html NRA LIFE MEMBER Last edited by daveinvegas; 10-29-2011 at 11:46 AM.  | 
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			![]() Maroon linen Micarta grips ![]() black linen Micarta grips I made these with a slight palm swell so the grain/layers of linen are visible like the grain on a piece of wood. 
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			Sin City Custom Firearm Repair, 1911 grips & display stands http://www.zenosincitycustom.com/index.html NRA LIFE MEMBER Last edited by daveinvegas; 10-29-2011 at 11:11 AM.  | 
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			Prototype clear acrylic 1911 grips. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			During WWII GIs made clear grips from plexiglass of downed aircraft and placed a photo under the grips. Here's my take on this.  
		
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			Sin City Custom Firearm Repair, 1911 grips & display stands http://www.zenosincitycustom.com/index.html NRA LIFE MEMBER Last edited by daveinvegas; 02-01-2012 at 09:34 AM.  | 
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			Very Cool!  For some reason, the desert ironwood has to be one of my favorite woods!  The pattern in it is really cool. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			I like the burled desert ironwood, the grain patterns are incredible.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			Sin City Custom Firearm Repair, 1911 grips & display stands http://www.zenosincitycustom.com/index.html NRA LIFE MEMBER Last edited by daveinvegas; 02-01-2012 at 09:23 PM.  | 
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			I'm with you those are my favorite!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Dave, on the Corian grips what do you use for the shaping of them?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			The spalted hackberry and mesquite grips look awesome.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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