Quote Originally Posted by BobT View Post
Great looking pistol and nice work on the wood. I really like GA Jim's furniture but his grips tend to be just a little bit small for my paws.
Some years ago I sent him a few blanks from a pretty nice walnut billet I had and had him do the inletting. This particular grip I had him rough out so I could finish the carving. I was able to fit it to my hand pretty nicely, though it's not much different from a laminate grip of his that I've had for a long time. I think the target forend was just a big square blank but he might have roughed out the cove radius on top and the flats at the frame. I did final shaping on it. That set has been sitting around for quite some time and I finally got around to doing the work on it very recently.
I finished it out with Varathane spray urethane. That stuff is really easy to use - 4 coats in one day and a quick sanding with super fine grit and a final coat. I'm used to doing finish work but I think anyone could easily get great results with it.