Three Foot Johnson Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Beautiful grip panel - what kind of wood is this? Maybe an enhanced spalted maple...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 It appears to be petrified wood of some type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: It appears to be petrified wood of some type. I'm thinking that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'm not an expert on 1911 grip panels by any stretch, but these look to me to be more in line with some sort of polymer or other synthetic material based on the coloring alone. I've never seen wood with that pattern or coloring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayuse Jack, SASS #19407 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Not sure as the pic is kinda small. Check out spalted wood or burl wood grips. Sometimes they are dyed to obtain different colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Spalted Box Elder that has been stabilized using plastic resin in a vacuum chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Petrified Puke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Hardened lava?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 18 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said: Beautiful grip panel - what kind of wood is this? Maybe an enhanced spalted maple...? Probably amboyna burl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 They could be stabilized spalted buckeye burl also. Without seeing the entire grip it’s hard to tell. This picture is the buckeye burl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Regardless of what they are made of I will bet they are expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Check out Browns Custom Grips. Beautiful selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Send the image to Gary Reeder Custom Guns in Flagstaff, AZ, he can tell you because I believe he makes something very similar or exactly that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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