Glock homebrew stipple job. Eeh..

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My brother bought me a wood burner for Christmas. When you're tired of the internet at night you should not play with wood burners and plastic guns. I basically wanted to see if I could do it. After watching tons of videos online it didn't look that hard. Maybe I should have had somebody else do it it. Haha. I sanded off the finger grooves of my 34 then sanded the grip side flat. Also sanded flat the little Ridge underneath the left thumb. Then I undercut the mag release button just a touch. It feels like 100grit sandpaper. Not as harsh as i imagined which is good.. 20200115-070830.jpg 20200115-073421.jpg
 
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Looks mighty decent for a first time effort! Good work with the removing the finger grooves and the Punisher skull is a nice touch.
 
I don't like the art but then, I don't like skulls in general if they're not actively holding a brain-ball. Still, nice job doing it since it is immediately recognizable for The Punisher.

The rest of it looks well above the average beginners' work so, I anticipate better and better from you as you progress.

Not a thing there to not be proud of that I can see.:thumbup: It's fine enough to at least at first blush - give the appearance of manufactured friction-tape.

Todd.
 
NVcharlie said:
My brother bought me a wood burner for Christmas. When you're tired of the internet at night you should not play with wood burners and plastic guns. I basically wanted to see if I could do it. After watching tons of videos online it didn't look that hard. Maybe I should have had somebody else do it it. Haha. I sanded off the finger grooves of my 34 then sanded the grip side flat. Also sanded flat the little Ridge underneath the left thumb. Then I undercut the mag release button just a touch. It feels like 100grit sandpaper. Not as harsh as i imagined which is good..View attachment 884668 View attachment 884669
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Impressive! Can't stand the thought of doing that to any of my guns because knowing me I would screw up just a little bit and never forget about it :confused:

Do you like the way it affected the grip (if it did)? If you carry IWB does it cause the stipple abrasion on your body that you hear people complain about now and then?
 
Looks good! :thumbup:

The first is always the hardest. Then its hard to stop and nothing is safe. :D

Unless you REALLY do something wrong, you can usually fix things up or modify them later if you dont like how things came out initially.
 
Olon said:
If you carry IWB does it cause the stipple abrasion on your body that you hear people complain about now and then?
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Ive done a number of my Glocks and have carried them with no problem. Ive heard what youre referring to and never found that to be a problem. I do wear a tee shirt between me and the gun too though. My clothes dont really get tore up either, although some of my fleeces do show some piling in a couple of spots.

I mostly carry a RTF2 17 that has a fine, almost stippled feel to its grip. I dont stipple these. I wish Glock had stuck with that texture, but rumor has it, a lot of people complained it was too rough.

Ive stippled most of my Gen 3 and 4 Glocks. Havent done any of the Gen 5's yet. They do have a bit of a different feel to them.
 
AK103K said:
Ive done a number of my Glocks and have carried them with no problem. Ive heard what youre referring to and never found that to be a problem. I do wear a tee shirt between me and the gun too though. My clothes dont really get tore up either, although some of my fleeces do show some piling in a couple of spots.

I mostly carry a RTF2 17 that has a fine, almost stippled feel to its grip. I dont stipple these. I wish Glock had stuck with that texture, but rumor has it, a lot of people complained it was too rough.

Ive stippled most of my Gen 3 and 4 Glocks. Havent done any of the Gen 5's yet. They do have a bit of a different feel to them.
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That's what callouses are for, I guess lol. I've noticed my Gen 3 gets a little slick when I'm shooting in the heat of summer... glad it has the finger grooves for that application though even if my fingers don't fit in them quite right.
 
Everyone starts somewhere. Even Picasso started somewhere and now his work is worth more money then I would care to spend on a single piece of art.
 
It's not something I would do to any of mine, but You did a really good job.
How long did it take you to do that? It looks like it would be very tedious work
 
Olon said:
That's what callouses are for, I guess lol. I've noticed my Gen 3 gets a little slick when I'm shooting in the heat of summer... glad it has the finger grooves for that application though even if my fingers don't fit in them quite right.
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Thats my main problem. My hands are pretty rough, and anything plastick or smooth, gets pretty slippy, especially with the least bit of moisture. Metal guns get skateboard tape, plastic guns and/or furniture get stippled.
 
Olon said:
If you carry IWB does it cause the stipple abrasion on your body that you hear people complain about now and then?
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I have an older fishgill RTF Glock 17 that would peel skin off if carried iwb. Great for owb carry though
 
jmohme said:
It's not something I would do to any of mine, but You did a really good job.
How long did it take you to do that? It looks like it would be very tedious work
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Sanding the finger grooves took an hour or so, stippling is no fun. 45 min per side minunim. The wood burner got so hot on my fingers i found myself trying to go faster. Wrapped it with aluminum foil as a heat shrink which helped a little. I would do it again but not on my carry. This one sees the range in match days..
 
It usually takes me about 4 hours to do a gun. I dont sand anything, just stipple.

I like a very fine texture, that gives a "cats tongue" feel to things.

Its tedious and boring, but the results are worth it. :)

These are a couple of mine.....

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Git 'er dun! You can be proud of your own handiwork, especially if you don't screw it up so badly that the thing won't go "pew"! Nicely done, and your next one will likely turn out even better. :cool:
 
Bert W. said:
Great job NV and AK. Those look better than original.
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I used to be - at best - on the fence about this stapling crave. But you're right - these among others I have seen do represent an aesthetic improvement over the originals.

Todd.
 
The main thing is the positive grip you gain. The stippling really helps lock the gun into your hand and stops it from squirming around.

I would think we would all try and do a decent job, thats pleasing to the eye, but the grip is what its all about.
 
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