My amazement and admiration for the members with good gunstocking skills (particularly shotgun stocks and forends) is occasionally tinged with excruciating envy. Afraid I don't have that tune in my head as my one attempt at finishing a pre-inlet forend for a Fox BE did not produce an enviable let alone a utilitarian result.
I did manage to make a set of grips for my Ruger Old Army yesterday at work.
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I think the wood is Cocobolo; came from Atlantic Aviation when I worked there in the late seventies. Did final fit to the grip frame and finishing (yes, it's slackum oil) last nite and finished at 2:30 AM. This is obviously a show-n-tell but also need advice on a tie-rod. I don't want to rip the bolt and threaded bush out the original grips although they're nothing special. I stopped at the Tru-Value yesterday evening to see what they had in "sawbolts;" nothing but #10X24 in alumimum and the heads are gigantic. I can't find a source for grip hdware; thinking of steel or brass hexnut or knurled round nut and a roundhead bolt maybe 6 or 8X32. Also thought about buying a set of Ruger grips internet auction and stripping out the fasteners and the medallions. Advice appreciated.
jack
