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#1
02-05-2012, 01:39 AM
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New Grip maker (and member) intro
Hey all! My name is Ryan Critchfield and I have been a huge 1911 fan for about a decade. My father in law and I are starting an exotic wood grip company and are in the process of getting an online store put together.
A little history on the grips we make and why we make them: I have been a 1911 fan/owner/enthusiast for about a decade and am somewhat mechanically inclined. After ordering grips from several different custom and non custom sellers, I decided that none of them offered the combination of aesthetics and fit that I wanted for my pistols. After speaking to my highly talented, woodworking father in law, he offered to make some grips to fit my pistols and tastes. These grips are the fruit of his labors. The woods used are either stabilized or plasticized, in his shop, using combination of a vacuum kiln and a hydraulic pressure pot. The results are durable and beautiful. The contour of the grips matches perfectly with a Smith and Alexander magwell, but looks great without them too. Here are some on pistol pics:     Feel free to ask me any questions and I will do my best to answer them. The grips we make are beautiful, durable, and precise. Custom work is always available, but will have a wait that varies with our order load. As I obtain more grip types, we will start making more sizes. When the site is up, there will be an option to get custom quotes and select scales to have made into specific grips. For now, I will be overloaded and try to get to as many PM's as I can in one day. Thanks for stopping in to read my short bio. Eventually, I will do some write-ups on how we do grips and show some pictures of the process. Thanks NAMVET for inviting me over here! -Ryan 
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#2
02-05-2012, 01:50 AM
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Welcome to Our Own Little Forum Ryan and you are Very Welcome.............
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CBOB:0002 1905 Savage 380, 1978, 1980 DW Pistol Pacs, Severns Custom 1985 Springer 1911A1, 09 DW Marksman, S&W Model 19-6, GSG 1911 22LR. , S&W Model 29-2
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#3
02-05-2012, 04:43 AM
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Welcome Ryan! We're a little strange...but then we get back on our meds. Probably the best little 1911 site I've had the pleasure to hang out on.
You wouldn't be like... needing a Beta Tester for them thar grips now would ya? (hey, you can't blame me for trying!) Again, Welcome! Da 
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COTEP: CBOB578 DW CCO SIG GSR 1911 SA Micro Compact and a spectacular cast of others! "You have never lived, until you have almost died. And for those who fight for it, life has a flavor that the protected will never know." Guy de Maupassant, 1893. Anonymously, penned on a sign at a command post at Khe Sanh, RVN.
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#4
02-05-2012, 09:10 AM
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Welcome to the forum, Ryan. Very nice grips.
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Joe O'Rourke Joseph C. O'Rourke, Major, USAR (Retired) COTEP # CBOB0480 NRA Member :stand:
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#5
02-05-2012, 09:26 AM
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Ryan, Welcome to the
  Very nice collection you have. Very nice grips too.  Greg
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If it wasn't for an electrician, you'd be watching TV in the dark.  Author Unknown CBOB:0581
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#7
02-05-2012, 11:54 AM
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Welcome aboard! I might be in the market for a set of grips for a S&W Mod. 39. No one else seems to make these.
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CBOBO555 If You Run, You'll Only Die Tired U.S.M.C. Combat Vet 64-68 Kentucky Colonel Retired Motor Officer
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#8
02-05-2012, 02:09 PM
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Welcome to the forum Ryan!!
They are some very nice grips that you guy and your father-in-law make!!!
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"This is the 44 Magnum AutoMag and holds a 300 grain cartridge and if properly used can remove the fingerprints"!! COTEP # CBOB0152
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#9
02-05-2012, 02:17 PM
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Ryan, seeing Snipernest's post above... if you can make for the SW model 39 / 39-2, I'd also be interested as a gift for my best friend. PM me
Da
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COTEP: CBOB578 DW CCO SIG GSR 1911 SA Micro Compact and a spectacular cast of others! "You have never lived, until you have almost died. And for those who fight for it, life has a flavor that the protected will never know." Guy de Maupassant, 1893. Anonymously, penned on a sign at a command post at Khe Sanh, RVN.
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#10
02-05-2012, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
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-Ryan
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