After reading Woodnut's tutorial I decided to try to build my own set of grips. I had some laminate wood scraps that were big enough to use so I went with the laminate wood. Thanks to Woodnut for the excellent tutorial. It was very helpfull.
I am not sure what you mean by a little history, but I can give you a few more details on making them. I started with a block of scrap of laminated wood I already had. I cut out the blanks on my table saw, drew the outline and cut the rough blanks with a band saw. The final shaping of the grips was then done with the help of a sanding drum that I attach in my wood lathe. I have different size drums so I can easily change diameter sanding rolls. Having power tools certainly speeds up the process but it could all be done with hand tools, sanding paper and patience. Finally the grips were sanded by hand and a final finished applied.Pretty Sweet!
How 'bout a little history behind the grips?
That was exactly what I was looking for. Nice job!I am not sure what you mean by a little history, but I can give you a few more details on making them. I started with a block of scrap of laminated wood I already had. I cut out the blanks on my table saw, drew the outline and cut the rough blanks with a band saw. The final shaping of the grips was then done with the help of a sanding drum that I attach in my wood lathe. I have different size drums so I can easily change diameter sanding rolls. Having power tools certainly speeds up the process but it could all be done with hand tools, sanding paper and patience. Finally the grips were sanded by hand and a final finished applied.
Thanks for the compliment Woodnut, coming from you that means a lot!Dang man if that is your first pair, you need to start building one right after the other. Those ore some nice grips. I know you don't need my help, but if you do, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks for sharing those good looking grips. Keep posting.
You do good work yourself.Thanks for the compliment Woodnut, coming from you that means a lot!
You do amazing work.
That's not a dumb question at all mate. There a few companies that manufacture this type of wood. They dye separate sheets of birch veneers different colors and then layer them, alternating the color. There is a bonding resin between each layer. They end up with a sheet of plywood a couple of inches thick. It is only when you start adding shapes and curves that the multiple colors come out.if its not to dumb a question , how do you get the different colours to the separate layers ?