How 'bout a Sarge43 appreciation thread? [Archive]

Cobra64

06-04-2011, 19:33

Let's see those works of art from Sarge'!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1020775-PICASSA.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1020677-PICASSA.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1030684-PICASSA.jpg

polizei1

06-04-2011, 20:12

I'll have to post a pic from the grips I won from Sarge! Can't wait to see them!

bac1023

06-04-2011, 20:36

Beautiful Mark!

Cobra64

06-04-2011, 20:43

Beautiful Mark!

Thanks Brian, Sarge does great work. :)

bac1023

06-04-2011, 20:48

Thanks Brian, Sarge does great work. :)

Yes he does :cool:

Sarge43

06-04-2011, 21:11

bac1023

06-04-2011, 21:13

What comment, Sarge?

Sarge43

06-04-2011, 21:17

There was a thread about grips and I made a smart*** comment. I usually pass those threads by as I don't want to be seen to be promoting my grips inappropriately, but I made an error in judgement and attempted to be humorous. Something I fail at miserably with an alarming regularity. ;) Anyway, I hope I didn't ruffle any feathers, it surely wasn't my intent.
Sarge

Hokie1911

06-04-2011, 21:20

Ryan, knowing Greg....I'm pretty sure he didn't take you seriously. He's just buttering you up so he can get a discount. :rofl:

CMG

06-04-2011, 21:21

Let's see those works of art from Sarge'!

:dunno:

:crying:

:embarassed:

Wade-19

06-04-2011, 22:21

Some of mine
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz153/Wade-19/08e02ea7.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz153/Wade-19/3c609895.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz153/Wade-19/89f9f408.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz153/Wade-19/40be55a6.jpg

awpk03s

06-04-2011, 22:23

I'll play... These are red bubinga cut for a Heinie magwell.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02765.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02762.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02763.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02768.jpg

awpk03s

06-04-2011, 22:24

These are madrone burl bobtails...

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02484.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02485.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02486.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/mba656/guns/DSC02487.jpg

Hokie1911

06-05-2011, 07:20

Ryan's grips and CBOBs go together like peanut butter and jelly. :supergrin:

faawrenchbndr

06-05-2011, 08:36

This is about the comment I made the other day isn't it. How humiliating. I need to keep my electronic "mouth" shut. :rock: :D It was supposed to be funny. Sorry if it was taken any other way than that. ;)
Sarge

Ok,.......what the heck did I miss? :wow:
A while back I received a set of Ivory micarta grips from Sarge for my KC.
Been thinking about a set for my, soon to be mine, Delta Elite.

Ryan, knowing Greg....I'm pretty sure he didn't take you seriously. He's just buttering you up so he can get a discount.

So,.......you're saying I'm a cheap-skate?! :honkie:
Just wanting to see recent examples of Sarge's work.

Hokie1911

06-05-2011, 08:51

:rofl:

Ryan said he hated you after you recommended Esmerelda grips to someone the other day.

faawrenchbndr

06-05-2011, 09:11

:rofl:

Ryan said he hated you after you recommended Esmerelda grips to someone the other day.

Oh,........that makes sense then.
Sounds like Sarge needs to get to checkering grips.

Cobra64

06-05-2011, 09:16

Ryan's grips and CBOBs go together like peanut butter and jelly. :supergrin:

VBOBs too! :cool:

Two differences between Sarge's work and the others:

Sarge's grips taper right to the edges of the front and back strap.

Dan Wesson's first bobtailed Valor. Note the gap:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/Grip03.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/Grip07.jpg

In my case he "puffed up" the palm (swells) that I like so much with KN Nill grips on my single stack Sigs. In that my Valor was the first one that was bobtailed, he didn't have a copycat template to use other than the Dan Wesson ones that I sent to him from which to emulate and extrapolate his cut, fit and finish.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1030684-PICASSA.jpg

djackson

06-05-2011, 10:16

i will have to get some pics up with my finergrain grips, very satisfied with Ryans work.

Thanks again sarge

polizei1

06-05-2011, 10:59

Sarge's first youtube video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kU1qHqgEcY

beasleydano

06-05-2011, 11:41

My Dan Wesson Valor is now wearing smooth gaboon ebony grips by Sarge, hence my new Avatar.

Sarge43

06-05-2011, 11:44

Gentlemen, all I can say is thank you. I am very glad that you like the grips. I'm a very blessed and happy man to be able to do for a living, something that I love to do so much. Each special order is a fun challenge and my heart rate still goes up when I see the results - the beauty of nature is breathtaking in my opinion. It's my passion. I thank you all for being the ones that allow me to do this. :rock:
Sarge

harrygunner

06-05-2011, 17:55

Speaking of which, his website isn't listed in the "Official GT 1911 FAQ and Resource Thread".

What's up with that? :dunno:

Hokie1911

06-05-2011, 18:36

Sarge's first youtube video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kU1qHqgEcY

Sarge is becoming an interweb celebrity. What's next....dating a Kardasian? :supergrin:

glock2740

06-05-2011, 18:42

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1020775-PICASSA.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1020677-PICASSA.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Weapons/1911/Marks%20Valor/P1030684-PICASSA.jpg

Very nice.

Hokie1911

06-05-2011, 18:46

Said it before and will say it again...Mark's Valor and Wade's Heritage are hands down the sexiest DWs ever. Wade's 9mm VBOB is a close third.

MyNewGlock23

06-05-2011, 21:06

Sarge is definitely The MAN!!!

http://twelve09photo.smugmug.com/photos/1070118785_uj4x5-L.jpg

http://twelve09photo.smugmug.com/photos/1070118857_E9fLF-L.jpg

Cobra64

06-05-2011, 21:25

Very nice.

Thanks man, and I mean that. You and Brian have a couple of the nicest looking 1911s on this site.

Cobra64

06-05-2011, 21:28

Said it before and will say it again...Mark's Valor and Wade's Heritage are hands down the sexiest DWs ever.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Cats%20-%20Dogs/ASHAMEDPUPPY.jpg

Aw, shucks.

Sarge43

06-05-2011, 23:16

Sarge is definitely The MAN!!!

http://twelve09photo.smugmug.com/photos/1070118785_uj4x5-L.jpg

http://twelve09photo.smugmug.com/photos/1070118857_E9fLF-L.jpg
That is a beautiful pistol! Wow! The bluing on the slide looks gorgeous!
Sarge

Wade-19

06-06-2011, 05:12

Said it before and will say it again...Mark's Valor and Wade's Heritage are hands down the sexiest DWs ever. Wade's 9mm VBOB is a close third.

Thanks Hokie .

MyNewGlock23

06-06-2011, 06:11

That is a beautiful pistol! Wow! The bluing on the slide looks gorgeous!
Sarge

Thanks!! :cool:

lawdog734

06-06-2011, 06:58

I wish you guys would stop posting pics or else I might have to get a new set of grips for the No Name

Sarge43

06-06-2011, 11:07

Before this thread goes the way of all threads when they've run their course, I just want to officially thank faawrenchbndr for starting this thread. It really gives me a rush to see people enjoying the beauty of the materials that nature provides, and to be able to see your work in a thread like this and the positive comments on it is a real boost.
So, faawrenchbndr - THANK YOU! :rock:
Sarge

faawrenchbndr

06-06-2011, 11:33

:supergrin: You're welcome Sarge!

Ya REALLY need to start checkering,......plEEEASe!

Sarge43

06-06-2011, 14:00

I have no clue how to checker, so that might be a tall order! Stippling is about as close as I'll get for the foreseeable future. :treadmill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CoKDXRKiC0
Sarge

Hokie1911

06-06-2011, 14:09

You should have your crusty thumb looked at. :rofl:

Sarge43

06-06-2011, 14:11

Yeah, I was wet sanding grips in the shop right before making that, and it doesn't wash off very easily once it's dry. Either that, or I'm a leper and the doc is just afraid to tell me. :dunno:
Sarge

Hokie1911

06-06-2011, 14:36

Yeah, I was wet sanding grips in the shop right before making that, and it doesn't wash off very easily once it's dry. Either that, or I'm a leper and the doc is just afraid to tell me. :dunno:
Sarge

Given your large size, I'd be afraid to give you bad news too. :whistling:

jrs93accord

06-06-2011, 15:33

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/jamesrea_2006/jamesrea2011/001-5.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/jamesrea_2006/jamesrea2011/002-5.jpg

I really love these grips. They gave this Mitchell Arms 1911 the additional touch of class I was looking for.

rb12

06-06-2011, 18:13

Sarge is a jerk (please don't cut my air hose :D)

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p473/rb12user/IMG_1198.jpg

steve4102

06-06-2011, 18:58

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/steve4102/dwgrips.jpg

Sarge43

06-06-2011, 22:20

Sarge is a jerk (please don't cut my air hose :D)

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p473/rb12user/IMG_1198.jpg
Only a week and a half and we'll be diving in the Sea of Cortez brother!
(RB is in the inner circle of dive buddies, and we have a group trip coming up on the 12th :rock: )
Good to see you here RB!
Sarge