My jeweler gave me a side project.
 

We dropped off my wife's fake Rolex to get the band fixed. We started B.S'ing like we always do and we started talking about guns. He asked if I work on guns. I said I did and could, but it's not my regular line of work. He hands me a tub and says, "Can ya' fix this?"

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Apparently, this Ruger .22 went through a fire. The grips were melted away, but upon closer inspection, that looks to be the worst of the damage. I told him I'd give it a shot. (no pun intended)

I started to clean everything up and get the parts dry fit so I could see what's what. I ended up missing three pieces. One of which is the sear spring. (really important) ...but it's looking better.

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I used engine paint on the receiver and polished the barrel. (pretty sure it's nickel. It cleaned much easier than steel would have) Now all I need are some grips.

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I looked around for the most exotic tree on my property to make some grips out of. Here's what I came up with. I even contoured them for your thumb and fingers. They're quite comfy. I hope the guy likes them.

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As soon as everything is good and dry, I'll put it together one last time.

Nice work! We'll need a pic when it's done.

That is cool.

I wish I had some talent like that, looks good.

Will do! This urethane is taking forever to dry. Five hours later and it's still tacky on the edges. I did put it on thick though. I can't wait to give it back to the guy. He should be happy with it.

wow that is cool man!!

Very nice work.

Nice work man! I'm sure your Jeweler will really like it when he see's it.

This turned out very nice. I put it all together this morning when I got up. Check it out......

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Beautiful work making those grips, looks like a new gun.