Anyone see the Simpson's black widow posted today?

Dwight Gruber · 09-28-2006, 02:27 AM

Heating up Bakelite to branding temperature would probably just burn them. Note that the bias angle of the insignia is different on each side so that they match the grip angle.

From the pictures, it looks like these are -really- nicely made.

There have been several discussions of bakelite/plastic grips on both this and Jan Still's Forum. I admit that I have not paid close attention to the discussions, so forgive this question if it is naive or unimformed. Do I recall that the original molds still exists, and that the composition is known (or perhaps standard)?

--Dwight

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09-28-2006, 02:27 AM	#13
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Heating up Bakelite to branding temperature would probably just burn them. Note that the bias angle of the insignia is different on each side so that they match the grip angle. From the pictures, it looks like these are -really- nicely made. There have been several discussions of bakelite/plastic grips on both this and Jan Still's Forum. I admit that I have not paid close attention to the discussions, so forgive this question if it is naive or unimformed. Do I recall that the original molds still exists, and that the composition is known (or perhaps standard)? --Dwight