Some exotic wood for all you "woodnuts" (pics)

gurkha berserka

gurkha berserka

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Hi guys and shavru...
I thought I would post a few pictures of the grips I recently installed on my 1911. The wood is called Australian Morrell Burl, its a very rare wood that is bleach white on the outside yet has striking browns, reds, pinks, and purples on the inside. I was lucky enough to find a set with vibrant color changing going on... its more dramatic in person. I am afraid the photos really don't do them justice. They go from a honey brown color to a rich maroon color with a dramatic border. There are also a lot of "eyes" and an extreme three dimensional "brain" like pattern going on near the mag release lever.

I know there are some craftsmen and "woodnuts" out there that will appreciate a truly unique set of 1911 grips.

Let me know what you think...
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VERY pretty, I love burl in general but those are really something special. Gold, pure gold man.... and browns, reds, pinks, and purples :D
 
Could you post a picture of the whole 1911? I'd love to see how it looks overall with the nice wood.
 
Like minds. I was wondering the same thing. I see snake skin serrations on the slide. Back up a couple feet.
 
I've often thought if I could figure out a way to put wood handles on a Glock, I'd be richer than Davy Crocket.

And they'd be a whole bunch less ugly too.
 
Oooooh pretty, I have a set of scales like that that I'm fitting onto a knife, except mine is red mallee burl, amazing swirls of deep red and orange, looks like fire when polished up, gotta love those burls! :)
 
Scara said:
Could you post a picture of the whole 1911? I'd love to see how it looks overall with the nice wood.
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Sure no problem, I was going to post a thread on this 1911 anyway. I was going to take pics of all the internal modifications compared to the original parts. Give me a couple days and I will have a whole page full of pictures for you.
 
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