Homemade walnut grips

[Dave]

Lately I've been working on converting a Spyder Mr-1 into a pistol, and as I've been wondering what some things are that I can do to it to make it look more unique, and of course, a pair of custom grips! So I whipped up these grips, they're made from solid walnut, and stained using teak oil.

It probably only took about one and a half hours to complete the project from start to finish, not including the time it takes for the stain to dry. Only tools I used were a Dremel, a table saw, 180 grit piece of hand sandpaper, a drill and the stain I used.

If your looking to make your own pair of grips, I used this website and found it really easy to follow, complete with list of tools you will need and step by step instructions. (If I can follow them you can too :P) : http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filnavn=/projects/wood_grips/index.htm

Enough talk, time for pictures :D

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9213/mr1walnutgrips001.th.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mr1walnutgrips001.jpg)

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/1558/mr1walnutgrips002.th.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mr1walnutgrips002.jpg)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9305/mr1walnutgrips003.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mr1walnutgrips003.jpg)

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8679/mr1walnutgrips004.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mr1walnutgrips004.jpg)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1558/mr1walnutgrips005.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mr1walnutgrips005.jpg)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1115/mr1walnutgrips006.th.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mr1walnutgrips006.jpg)

(Apologies for the poor picture quality, my camera is on it's last leg)

[ravenlord]

Excellent work.

[Justin Rudolf]

I didn't know it was possible to make an Mr-1 look that good.

[Monkeysee]

Hey, looks like a Luger, or some other German pistol...Might be cool for scenario play...nice work

[andredaigle]

find a way to run this on 12g thru the gripframe, a single trigger frame and some kind of clip and thus would be INSANE

[ravenlord]

I believe that is the plan he was talking about with me on MSN.

Minus the single trigger frame, because they are a bugger to find for a spyder.

[andredaigle]

yeah, you shoud try it first with 12 grams to see if you can get ANY kind of efficiancy from it cause from memory(kinda fuzzy since it has been a while) spyders are horrible on efficiancy

[Stan]

Nicest MR1 i have seen, needs a single trigger tho..

[ravenlord]

I think that a spyder gets something like 25 shots per 12g. Also, I believe that there might be a single trigger frame in at Banshee, its DYE though, so I would make him feel bad about cutting it up just to route a 12g through it.

[andredaigle]

def worth it tho imo

[Dave]

I agree that it would be nice to have a single trigger, but I'm trying to keep this project on a smaller scale, I don't want to dig myself into a hole that's too deep and end up not finishing it, I've been known to do that :? . As for the 12 grams, yes, I am planning on putting a quick change inside the grip and also plan on putting a homemade springfeed on the top. The feedback is appreciated :)

[ACP_Paddy]

I didn't know it was possible to make an Mr-1 look that good.

Was about to type that!

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Maybe if you had to... make it into that German machine pistol from ww2 that's name escapes me.

[Stan]

if yu could find a front sight to attach to the barrel that even resembled a Luger sight....it would be pure win

[Patrick12]

nice gun i want to get and mr1 to do that now

[Misha]

very nice grips!

[fong]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Spyder-Bob-Long-Bat ... otohosting (http://cgi.ebay.com/Spyder-Bob-Long-Battle-Grip-Single-Trigger-45-Frame-NEW_W0QQitemZ190301229983QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item190301229983&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|2 93:1|294:50#ebayphotohosting)

[Ricardo_Red]

how did you get it to take 12 grams?

[Dave]

Doesn't take 12 grams yet (not finished it yet) but to get it to take 12 grams, I'll be using whats called a 12 gram quick change ( http://www.bansheepaintball.com/index.php?productID=142 ) it basicly just threads into your ASA and allows the use of 12 grams.

[Ricardo_Red]

oh koool. i may start a project on a pistal then.

[Nick B]

Very Nice david, very nive indeed

[Nick B]

Very Nice david, very nice indeed

[Nick B]

double post oops

[Pumpie]

screw the grips, i want to know how to make a spyder into a pistol lol. Actually very nice grips im working on my own for my phanny but a mix of black/ dark cherry and a lighter style of wood.

[JHiltz]

you making grips to sell as well?

[Dave]

As a matter a fact Jhiltz I have been thinking of doing a run of walnut 45 grips, and along with showing them off, this was somewhat of a feeler to see what peoples reactions were towards my work. If your interested in a pair, PM me :)

[Stan]

Dremel + spyder grip frame + phantom mini macro and fitting + retapping the body = gas thru trigger frame, 12 gram in trigger frame.

If i had the resources i would attempt it.

[JHiltz]

pm'd