Not much shop time today, save for simply putting a second coat on those two parts.
So I dug around in my camera cards, and found something from much earlier this year, that I'd been meaning to post after the whole marker is done.
Customer sent in a Carter "Boxgun" stock-classer, and like many Carters, it has a "palm swell" grip. It accepts standard .45 style grip panels, but they don't really fit the profile.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-01.jpg)
So, I made a cardboard pattern for the grip shape, and traced that to a small slab of Walnut.
This I rough-sawed out with the jigsaw...
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-02.jpg)
And shaped and smoothed the pair on the belt sander.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-03.jpg)
It usually takes a few test-fits and tries to get the shape just right- and the patience to not go too far.![Smile](https://www.mcarterbrown.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-04.jpg)
With the outer shape done, we simply profile the edges to smooth up the overall fit.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-05.jpg)
The holes are carefully marked, drilled and countersunk, and once fitted, a few minor touch-ups to the shape, and the curves get hand-sanded smooth.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-06.jpg)
Then they're stained....
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-07.jpg)
And finally cleared, cured, sanded and cleared again:
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-08.jpg)
And once fully dry, Voilá!
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-09.jpg)
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-10.jpg)
Now if I can just get off my duff and get the anno batch done.
(That's this coming weeks' task.
)
Doc.
So I dug around in my camera cards, and found something from much earlier this year, that I'd been meaning to post after the whole marker is done.
Customer sent in a Carter "Boxgun" stock-classer, and like many Carters, it has a "palm swell" grip. It accepts standard .45 style grip panels, but they don't really fit the profile.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-01.jpg)
So, I made a cardboard pattern for the grip shape, and traced that to a small slab of Walnut.
This I rough-sawed out with the jigsaw...
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-02.jpg)
And shaped and smoothed the pair on the belt sander.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-03.jpg)
It usually takes a few test-fits and tries to get the shape just right- and the patience to not go too far.
![Smile](https://www.mcarterbrown.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-04.jpg)
With the outer shape done, we simply profile the edges to smooth up the overall fit.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-05.jpg)
The holes are carefully marked, drilled and countersunk, and once fitted, a few minor touch-ups to the shape, and the curves get hand-sanded smooth.
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-06.jpg)
Then they're stained....
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-07.jpg)
And finally cleared, cured, sanded and cleared again:
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-08.jpg)
And once fully dry, Voilá!
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-09.jpg)
![](https://docsmachine.com/2024/cartergrips2-10.jpg)
Now if I can just get off my duff and get the anno batch done.
![Smile](https://www.mcarterbrown.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![Big Grin](https://www.mcarterbrown.com/core/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
Doc.
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