Markte survey - hardwood B-8 stick grips

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 07:39:43 -0700, Richard Riley
wrote:

I'm trying to guage general interest. I'm not planning on selling
them directly, really I just want a pair for myself but it looks like
the minimum reasonable run is about 100. I'll sell the rest to Wicks
and Spruce to sell to the public.

Anyone interested?

Richard Riley

I was planning to make my own Richard, but I wasn't going to use
exotic wood. Plain old Poplar, stained to whatever hue would be fine
with me.

Corky Scott

wrote:

I was planning to make my own Richard, but I wasn't going to use
exotic wood. Plain old Poplar, stained to whatever hue would be fine
with me.

Pick up a chunk of Honduras Mahogany. It'll only run you a few dollars more, it
carves like a dream, and you don't have to stain it. Just apply a few coats of
varnish and you're done. Much easier to work with than poplar or walnut.

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

richard,
That with cooley hat and all ?
Sean

Richard Riley wrote:
I'm looking into having a run of B-8 stick grips made from hardwood.

If you don't know the B-8, here's a drawing -
http://tinyurl.com/26mfq.

They wouldn't be cheap - probably in the range of $300-400 with the
switches installed. Woods are Goncalo Alves, Coolibah, Rose Myrtle,
Brown Malee and similar exotics. Less for more standard walnut,
cherry, rosewood and ebony. Checkering in the same places as the
original, oil or urethane finish.

I'm trying to guage general interest. I'm not planning on selling
them directly, really I just want a pair for myself but it looks like
the minimum reasonable run is about 100. I'll sell the rest to Wicks
and Spruce to sell to the public.

Anyone interested?

Richard Riley
Richard (atsign) riley (period) net

From: Richard Riley
Date: 6/22/2004 7:56 PM Central Daylight Time
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:43:43 GMT, Sean Trost
wrote:

Yes. Basically the same switchgroup as the original, but lower force
switches (the originals are a pain.)

:richard,
:That with cooley hat and all ?
:Sean
:

The switches are hard to push for a reason: to reduce accidentally pressing
them. I own a B-8 and my pinky finger and thumb just naturally rest on those
switches, the pickle switch isn't likely to be accidentally pressed unless your
thumb slips off the rice hat.

Are you planning to have a two step trigger?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired