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hondo1892
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One of my hobbies

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In my spare time after I quite my day job. I have been making grips for my daughters 1911 and will probably do a pair for my dad next. Some nice curly maple left over from a rifle stock.
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Re: One of my hobbies

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Nice!
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Re: One of my hobbies

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Those do look good
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Nice!
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Nice work!

I really like the color, is it a stain or dye?
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I used trans tint and mixed colors until I came up with what I liked. It can be mixed with water or denatured alcohol. To me its more like a dye than a stain.
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Yes, I would call it a dye too. Transtint is handy stuff to have around - I put it in bottles with eyedropper caps so I can use it a little at a time in paste epoxy (that white 24 hr stuff, PC11 I think it is).

Good eye on the color mixing, I'd say you got it just right for maple :mrgreen:
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Re: One of my hobbies

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LOOKIN GOOD !!! :D
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Very nice!!
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Curly Maple is very pretty. Nice job, sir.
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Re: One of my hobbies

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Downright beautiful! :mrgreen:
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