[CZJedi]

Ok, the idea for this thread is to show any piece of beautiful wood that you may have or run across on the internet. We might even find a type of wood that people might not normally think of for 1911 grips.

Gummy Red Mallee vase

Thuya Burl guitar

Bethlehem Olive Wood candle sticks

Olive Wood Burl knife handle

Cinnimon Burl money clip

Buckeye Burl guitar

Tiger Stripe Maple knife handle

HUGE slab of Amobyna Burl

 

[CZJedi]

Here are some guns I use to own (back when I had more money)...

Madagascar Ebony on a CZ-75 Kadet

Satinwood on a CZ-75 25th Anniversar Model

Satinwood on a vintage CZ-52

Bolivian Rosewood on a hard chromed CZ-97

 

[comp]

is the satinwood stained ??

 

[CZJedi]

No, that is the natural coloring. The pictures do not do it justice, there is almost a gold tint to some of the grain.

 

[MarshallDodge]

Here are some guns I use to own (back when I had more money)...

Satinwood on a CZ-75 25th Anniversar Model

Dude, that is pimpin! :biglaugh:

 

[CZJedi]

I know, isn't it? I was gloss nickel with engraving and gold accessories. The two mags were stainless but only 10-rounders (the 25th anniversary was during the days of the Clinton gun ban). The other two mags are the full 15 roundrs I had duracoated gold. The orginal grips (which I kept in the safe) were a very dull, bland light colored wood, with a silver emblem with a "25" on it. The satin wood matched it much, much better.

 

[comp]

No, that is the natural coloring. The pictures do not do it justice, there is almost a gold tint to some of the grain.

i like it :biggrin:

 

[CZJedi]

This is what the origionals were like. My particular set was much lighter than these grips, with no figuring at all.

BTW, it was a hell of a shooter... they took the best shooters off the production line before engraving and plating them for this limited edition (1,000 made world-wide).