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Title: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: wampidy on January 04, 2015, 06:04:03 AM

My grand daughter's boyfriend is wanting me to make some pistol scales. I only have two stones, black jade and thulite that are big enough to make them. I doubt that this guy will want pink so I will probably be using jade if he can come up with enough money. I am sure this has been done before but I have not researched it yet. Has anyone on here done it before?

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Not totally black but this flashlight puts out 184 lumens so it can shine through a tree. Well, almost.
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This would be a pretty intense undertaking for me because of the way they screw on and the carved out places. Haven't taken the job yet but thinking pretty serious about it. I am thinking $200 but I would come down some for family discount if he wasn't such an ahole.
Jim

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: drnihili on January 04, 2015, 10:29:14 AM

This looks like a great idea.  I'll be interested in seeing your progress.  I can see trying to do something like this or knife scales once I figure out which end is up on a cab station.

-Jim

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: Phishisgroovin on January 04, 2015, 11:05:59 AM

i was going to do this with tiger eye, be careful. the impact from a 45  going off can and will crack the grips under repeated use.
Adhere a hard rubber backing to the grips to serve as a shock absorber between the frame and the grips.

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: Itsandbits on January 04, 2015, 11:19:56 AM

I haven't done it but a guy with your skills should make it easy; give him the a-hole rate, double the value LOL

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: Redrummd on February 21, 2015, 08:16:47 PM

Recoil will not damage Jade. $200. is way too low for the work and Jade.

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: MrsWTownsend on February 25, 2015, 10:52:05 AM

Quote from: wampidy on January 04, 2015, 06:04:03 AM

This would be a pretty intense undertaking for me because of the way they screw on and the carved out places. Haven't taken the job yet but thinking pretty serious about it. I am thinking $200 but I would come down some for family discount if he wasn't such an ahole.

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That would be one bad arse gun once you are done with it, that's for sure. 

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: wampidy on February 25, 2015, 11:09:46 AM

Thanks for the input. I have decided to pass on that project. I can see the dollar signs turning into IOUs which wouldn't be a problem on a small project but I can also see this turning into major time involved project.
Jim

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: drnihili on February 25, 2015, 01:57:51 PM

An easier project might be to do a set of jade insets into prefab plastic scales.  That would avoid the issue of drilling holes and forming a perfect fit to the gun.  Of course you didn't seem all that keen on the whole idea to begin with, so even that may be more than you want.

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: Spirit Bear Beads on June 01, 2015, 11:36:48 PM

Late to the party I know... but I did this little derringer for a co-worker's wife a couple years ago. Rhodonite.

Title: Re: Scales for a pistol. Similar to a knife, right?
Post by: Phishisgroovin on June 02, 2015, 05:59:01 AM

hmm, so thats what my NAA mini will look like with rock grips lol!