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January 22, 2008
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CF,
Looks like Tommy2's signature is causing problems with this thread. I think your question is about the difference in the look of the finish of the grips above. I had only put 3 coats of Polyurethane on the grip in the lower post when I took the picture. It is also a different type of wood, with a more porous grain.
The gloss Minwax produces a nice look but the grips may be a little too slick for hard recoiling calibers. Semi-gloss might look just as good. It's so easy to change grips, one could use the shiny ones for pictures and rubber ones for shooting.
-Wayne
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January 24, 2009
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Thanks for the info, I'll do some testing on some brand-X grips, to decide which type I like bestest.
Oh & I've got a "please reduce" request in to the head chief, for the massive sig pic.
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May 2, 2009
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OK, here they are--sorry for the long wait--too many projects going on 🙂 For the minimal effort involved and needing no special tools, this is a no brainer project if you have some old stock grips in average shape. I made one small mistake--I glued the medallion back in with superglue...no big deal right? Well if you narrow the grips and don't shorten the medallion posts before you glue them back in.... they block the grip tang square hole 
...guess I need to break out the dremel 🙂 So here they are -- Danish oil finish soon to be topcoated with wax (I don't like glossy finish on guns).
And for the next project I'm using a set of HS donor grips....
These are going to be a set of NARROW grips....
SHOOT
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January 24, 2009
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Geez, I can't believe you didn't want to leave the "bracelets" on that HS grip. 😛 
That top one turned out nicely, looking forward to seeing the results of the next one.
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February 25, 2009
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VERY NICE!!
The "mono" grip lends it's self well to mods.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
~Thomas Jefferson~
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May 2, 2009
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Charger Fan said:
Geez, I can't believe you didn't want to leave the "bracelets" on that HS grip. 😛
That top one turned out nicely, looking forward to seeing the results of the next one.
Yea, the "Custom" HS grips had to go... 😉 I did find out that the HS logo is made of plastic -- the DW medallions are solid brass. The HS medallions were REALLY stuck in there.
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January 24, 2009
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Yeah, I guess the medallions were a cost cutting area.
May 3, 2011
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Restoring those beat up grips is a super idea. Great job for a dremel tool.
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March 27, 2009
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I have a few that need worked over here is one I took the chips off of!
then rubbed i down with neatsfoot oil! (it was all i had handy!)
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January 24, 2009
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That one turned out nice DWA, good work.
May 3, 2011
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DWA_Midwest said:
I have a few that need worked over here is one I took the chips off of!
then rubbed i down with neatsfoot oil! (it was all i had handy!)
You trimmed the fat off of that pork chop. LOL It looks great.
May 3, 2011
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These grips are FAT grips, and definitely needed trimming down. So I went at them with a sanding wheel on my dremel for the initial shaping & sandpaper to finish the job. They turned out ok, I guess. I tool a lot of meat off these things, especially behind the trigger.
I left the thumb rest on the left side & smoothed it for the right.
And I left some of the checkering, for a bit of palm swell.
I love this color. It's almost like a Pilgrim red to me. L.B. do you know what color this is? I asked Charger about it, but he didn't remember then. Those thin grips really look sharp too.
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November 17, 2008
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L.B. do you know what color this is?
Not a clue, but I suspect it is some kind of dye job.
LB
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October 11, 2009
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Hey shoot how did you make the cuts for the slimed down grips? Did you ever get them finished?
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May 2, 2009
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glockanator said:
Hey shoot how did you make the cuts for the slimed down grips? Did you ever get them finished?
Crap-- I knew somebody was going to ask 
.... I hate to admit it, but they are sitting on the bench in the same condition... life got real busy and I haven't got back to them.
I actually used a 6" wide belt sander to remove the sides of the grips. And now that it is out in the open what a slacker I am--I'm going to try and work on them over Thanksgiving weekend .
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October 11, 2009
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SHOOTIST357 said:
glockanator said:
Hey shoot how did you make the cuts for the slimed down grips? Did you ever get them finished?
Crap-- I knew somebody was going to ask
I actually used a 6" wide belt sander to remove the sides of the grips. And now that it is out in the open what a slacker I am--I'm going to try and work on them over Thanksgiving weekend
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Ha HaHa Ha sorry shoot! I am looking at doing something similar thats the only reason I asked. great work by the way!
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March 27, 2009
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Weather changeing here, if work slows down the grip adjustments may just happen sooner! Nice to know these are coimg back to life! Before I start another i will shoot some pics, just to show before during and after!
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