Braggin'

Hugh · 10-18-2005, 09:13 PM

These grips were a real challange!

Luke · 10-18-2005, 09:17 PM

WOW ! Hugh, you are genius.

Luke

Ron Wood · 10-18-2005, 11:28 PM

Whoda thunk it?!! Nice job! Santa only has elves but you have 'dillos and they are getting pretty crafty.

Pete Ebbink · 10-19-2005, 12:17 AM

Hi Hugh,

Great, wonderful work.

I lightened up the before and after shots, so we can really see your magic...

Mr. Etowski should be very happy...

pipeman45 · 10-19-2005, 01:48 AM

It an't bragging if you can do it. And boy,can you Get er done!!!

jamese · 10-19-2005, 06:57 AM

Boy Hugh,
those look like the ones I sent you!

Jim

Frank · 10-19-2005, 09:44 AM

Hey Hugh, I'd rather be lucky than good any day!!!!

I see your work hasn't degraded in your old age!!!

Ron Smith · 10-19-2005, 09:57 AM

Hugh, The Maestro stricks again! If you can't brag, who can? Excellent restoration work. I have done similar work with broken rifle stocks. It ain't easy to do.

Ron

zeke1312 · 10-19-2005, 10:14 AM

Excellent!

Herb · 10-19-2005, 10:28 AM

Outstanding Hugh, now I know just what I can ship to you!!

Pete Ebbink · 10-19-2005, 11:08 AM

Hi Hugh,

Just curious...for the missing pieces/chips of wood in the "before" condition, do you add wood from other grips, wood from another source, or do you build up the missing sections with wood composite products...?

Is there a chance you can post back-side photos ?

Not your back-side, of course...

lugerholsterrepair · 10-19-2005, 11:37 AM

The art of an excellent craftsman is a joy forever...Truly amazing transformation Hugh. Jerry Burney

Rod WMG · 10-19-2005, 12:09 PM

"Not your back-side, of course..."

Oh, yes! In the name of all that's good and true, spare us that!

What can I add to what has been said already? It's outstanding work.

Hugh · 10-19-2005, 01:50 PM

Pete,
Here's the backside

ADMIN: Hugh, you'll get us in trouble with the conservatives

OOPS! wrong picture! boy, talk about an effective decoy!

Sorry, Pete, they have already been mailed back to the customer. I use pieces from old original grips and try to match the type and grain of wood as closely as possible.

Pete Ebbink · 10-19-2005, 07:05 PM

Thanks for the info, Hugh...

I think that is the same technique Art Buchanan of MO uses as well...

Great, outstanding work...sorry to have missed the back-side photos...

10-18-2005, 09:13 PM	#1
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Braggin' These grips were a real challange! __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

10-18-2005, 09:17 PM	#2
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	WOW ! Hugh, you are genius. Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther

10-18-2005, 11:28 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Whoda thunk it?!! Nice job! Santa only has elves but you have 'dillos and they are getting pretty crafty. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-19-2005, 01:48 AM	#5
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It an't bragging if you can do it. And boy,can you Get er done!!! __________________ Dave

10-19-2005, 06:57 AM	#6
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	Boy Hugh, those look like the ones I sent you! Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

10-19-2005, 12:17 AM	#4
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Hugh, Great, wonderful work. I lightened up the before and after shots, so we can really see your magic... Mr. Etowski should be very happy...

10-19-2005, 09:44 AM	#7
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Hey Hugh, I'd rather be lucky than good any day!!!! I see your work hasn't degraded in your old age!!!

10-19-2005, 09:57 AM	#8
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hugh, The Maestro stricks again! If you can't brag, who can? Excellent restoration work. I have done similar work with broken rifle stocks. It ain't easy to do. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-19-2005, 10:14 AM	#9
zeke1312 User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Excellent!

10-19-2005, 10:28 AM	#10
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Outstanding Hugh, now I know just what I can ship to you!! __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

10-19-2005, 11:08 AM	#11
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Hugh, Just curious...for the missing pieces/chips of wood in the "before" condition, do you add wood from other grips, wood from another source, or do you build up the missing sections with wood composite products...? Is there a chance you can post back-side photos ? Not your back-side, of course...

10-19-2005, 11:37 AM	#12
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,863 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	The art of an excellent craftsman is a joy forever...Truly amazing transformation Hugh. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

10-19-2005, 12:09 PM	#13
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"Not your back-side, of course..." Oh, yes! In the name of all that's good and true, spare us that! What can I add to what has been said already? It's outstanding work.

10-19-2005, 01:50 PM	#14
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Pete, Here's the backside ADMIN: Hugh, you'll get us in trouble with the conservatives OOPS! wrong picture! boy, talk about an effective decoy! Sorry, Pete, they have already been mailed back to the customer. I use pieces from old original grips and try to match the type and grain of wood as closely as possible. __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

10-19-2005, 07:05 PM	#15
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks for the info, Hugh... I think that is the same technique Art Buchanan of MO uses as well... Great, outstanding work...sorry to have missed the back-side photos...