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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Sat March 24, 2007 8:24am
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WOW. The dark wood makes the insert POP. The Corian trim is a nice touch, I like this one a LOT.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Sat March 24, 2007 7:02pm
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Billy Thanks for the compliment and the challenge. I have been kicking this around in my head for a couple of weeks and your challenge made me want to do it that much more.
Chris, The overall diameter of the grip is only 1" x 1.5" long on each grip piece, along with the wenge that is a very porous wood, so the weight is not all that bad. I had to fill the voids with CA to get a level finish. The padauk is on the light side for exotic woods as well, the overall weight is about the same if not a little less than the burl cork that I have been using.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Sat March 24, 2007 8:16pm
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Not sure what a get-a-grip contest is?
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Mon March 26, 2007 10:49am
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Outstanding, Mark. Beautiful grip!
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