Tell 3 replacement grips

[Garvin]

Just got a Tell3 in for repair. Does anybody know who makes these lovely replacement grips ? Pity I do not have a sample grip medallion, could cast some for it.

Baz

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Are those grips real wood Baz? The chequering looks too perfect.

[Benelli B76]

Are those grips real wood Baz? The chequering looks too perfect.

Yes Danny, real tree wood as far as I can ascertain.

Baz

[Garvin]

Yes Danny, real tree wood as far as I can ascertain.

Baz

So presumably the chequering was done by machine?

[isobar]

So presumably the chequering was done by machine?

lovely chequering,if done by hand the hand was very dextrous.nice neat pistols.

[Craig-P]

Nice job who ever did them, if you knew someone who has a 3D printer and a set of original grips to copy would be great. can you give me the se/no please.

Are those grips real wood Baz? The chequering looks too perfect.

So presumably the chequering was done by machine?

lovely chequering,if done by hand the hand was very dextrous.nice neat pistols.

Many thanks for the kind words.
I chequered that grip a few months back. From memory, the ( then ) owner made the grip himself and sent it to me for chequering.
It was constructed in a few pieces, with visible joins which were impossible to conceal. I decided to wrap the chequering pattern completely around the edges and made a feature of the joinery by converting it into a border.





Those photographs are just as the layout was finished, prior to final pointing up of the diamonds.
I'd never seen one of these Tell pistols before I worked on this one but I think it's one of the prettiest air pistols ever made.

Very best, Craig

[isobar]

very nice indeed,thanks for the pictures and explanation of your work.

[micky2]

Many thanks for the kind words.
I chequered that grip a few months back. From memory, the ( then ) owner made the grip himself and sent it to me for chequering.
It was constructed in a few pieces, with visible joins which were impossible to conceal. I decided to wrap the chequering pattern completely around the edges and made a feature of the joinery by converting it into a border.





Those photographs are just as the layout was finished, prior to final pointing up of the diamonds.
I'd never seen one of these Tell pistols before I worked on this one but I think it's one of the prettiest air pistols ever made.

Very best, Craig

What a excellent job, you are so lucky to have the talent to do such a job, along with being an excellent gunsmith, along with some of our other members on here.

[Maple]

Top shotgun grade work there, in some respects too good for an airgun. What a rare skill you have Craig.

[Benelli B76]

[QUOTE=Craig-P;8270555]Many thanks for the kind words.
I chequered that grip a few months back. From memory, the ( then ) owner made the grip himself and sent it to me for chequering.
It was constructed in a few pieces, with visible joins which were impossible to conceal. I decided to wrap the chequering pattern completely around the edges and made a feature of the joinery by converting it into a border.

Thanks for the info Craig, lovely work. I see the chip was missing off the left grip at an early stage.

Baz

[Craig-P]

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Many thanks for the kind words.
I chequered that grip a few months back. From memory, the ( then ) owner made the grip himself and sent it to me for chequering.
It was constructed in a few pieces, with visible joins which were impossible to conceal. I decided to wrap the chequering pattern completely around the edges and made a feature of the joinery by converting it into a border.

Thanks for the info Craig, lovely work. I see the chip was missing off the left grip at an early stage.

Baz

Yes mate - they were quite thin in areas and I think the creator may have had a minor dropping accident...