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January 22, 2008
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Good Morning Everyone,
I wanted to let you know that LB has added a new thumb-rest grip to his already impressive line-up!
Check you the LB Custom Grips site for more info. I know I love the custom grips LB has made for me so if you don't have one now is the time to get in line!
May 17, 2010
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That looks awful familar…
Grats LB… Was thinking I would sneak out tomorrow morn and try her out. I actually took it to a church picnic to show the "hunters" that can appreciate some nice wood work. They loved it.
I wonders if LB will be doing any knive er bayonette handles… I bet he does… how do I know these things?
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November 14, 2009
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I like it, can't wait til I get mine. 
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
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March 2, 2008
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There's gonna be some long Christmas lists this year
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February 28, 2009
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I'm curious about the wood color. They appear to be pics of the same piece but the wood color is vastly different. Which is the correct color?
-Mike
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November 17, 2008
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It is the same grip, just different lighting ( indoors and out) and different cameras. Not sure if different cameras matter, but lighting as well as angle of lighting makes all the difference.
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February 28, 2009
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Nice way to avoid the question LB. Are you a politician? 
Yes, I understand the vagaries of lighting and cameras, to say nothing of post processing and the effects of background in a digital pic. For example the Tulip-wood grips on my 7414's look accurately colored with the wood's distinctive reddish cast in the photo taken on the birch logs. However, in the photo taken on the yellow blanket, the reddish cast is gone and the wood looks decidedly brown. Both pics were taken indoors, on the same day, within 30 minutes of each other.
So, can you say which image is the more accurate in terms of the color when viewed with the naked eye? Pinetor's pics have a reddish element and look to be almost the color of Coco Bolo; while your pics present the color as much browner.
I'm not trying to be a pain. You told me that it is Honduras Rosewood so I was expecting the redder color. Can this be resolved?
Thanks for your patience.
-Mike
February 20, 2008
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Once again, nice work LB!
Digital cameras will change color of a subject/product to various degrees. Even if you have the camera set to "Daylight" or Incandescent" the product color itself may reflect back to the cameras sensor and shift. If your camera has a "White Balance" setting which you can lock in on, this can help.
My 2 cents.
-Photo
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April 20, 2010
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Wow, another beautiful grip!
Hmmm.... might that become available in a left-handed model?
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November 17, 2008
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zoommb said:
Nice way to avoid the question LB. Are you a politician?
-Mike
Dems fightin words cuz! 
All kiddin aside, I don't have a good answer or know how to describe it but I will try. This wood has a very unusual grain and look to it. I'll do my best to describe the color. In the raw it is dark brownish with a hint of red/crimson. In bright light the red comes out much more and when the gloss finish is added the red really pops out. That isn't much help but it's the best I can do I think. I have another idea so I will send you a PM.
BTW I am camera ignorant!
I havn't done a south paw model yet but it should be no problem, I just may have to stand on my head when I build it. 
LB
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January 24, 2009
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photohause said:
Digital cameras will change color of a subject/product to various degrees. Even if you have the camera set to "Daylight" or Incandescent" the product color itself may reflect back to the cameras sensor and shift. If your camera has a "White Balance" setting which you can lock in on, this can help.
That's true, especially with the camera I've got...that thing can make pics look vastly different, just seconds apart from each other sometimes.
LB, I love the new grip. I may have to get in line for one of those myself.
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