What would you guys pay for wooden grips?

Titus · 07-01-2009, 11:20 AM

Reason I ask is because I'm looking to start making and selling them. Here's a sample of 45 frame and sheridan grips w/ thumb grove.

Attachment 9418

Attachment 9419
These are out of maple with a clear coating. I have various other hard woods/exotics I can use, IE zebra wood, mahogany, etc etc

Just trying to get an idea before I start making a ton of them. And also, what wood would you like to have grips made out of?

Thanks a ton guys!

punkncat · 07-01-2009, 11:26 AM

Tree-fiddy....monsta pleeze!!

pk5 · 07-01-2009, 11:31 AM

Probably around $20 for plain wood. The thing with these is unless you are offering them in some intricate design, i don't see my self buying them. There was another guy selling a bunch of plain wood panel too, for around 25 to 30 on AO (and here i think), and it didn't seem to generate that much interest.

pillage · 07-01-2009, 11:53 AM

I have made sold some from time to time. The market is hit or miss, sometimes they sell like hotcakes, and others the just hang around unsold.

Mayvik · 07-01-2009, 12:03 PM

I'd have to say $20 or so. PPS sells wood Sheridan grips now for $35 I believe, although they're flat panels w/o the finger grooves. Not sure what RBGrips charges (or if he even makes Sheridan panels anymore). I wouldn't even bother making 45 panels unless you can do it uber cheap, as there are 2305982093583 people who sell those.

pillage · 07-01-2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

I wouldn't even bother making 45 panels unless you can do it uber cheap, as there are 2305982093583 people who sell those.

Most of that number seem to be members here to boot.

WilD · 07-01-2009, 12:33 PM

I wouldn't buy those unless they were very, very cheap. The more exotic looking wood grips sell in the $20-$25 range if well done, and I've already bought more of those than I need. These don't seem to sell out very quick at those prices, so I'm not sure how likely you are to sell many.

Jaan · 07-01-2009, 01:23 PM

A guy named Kruger was making wood grips out of very exotic wood for a long time here and on AO. I have a pair of his grips for an Intelliframe. I think they were going in the $30 range for the fancy stuff.

What I haven't seen for sale yet, is unfinished blanks. Grip panels with the holes made already but with enough wood left on them for people to finish them themselves to fit their own hands. That might be a market to explore.

pillage · 07-01-2009, 02:03 PM

I have some 45 panels sitting here unsold right now, as well as some figured Sheridan panels.

WikkidSikk · 07-01-2009, 02:15 PM

i would agree with the $20 mark. would love to see some pics of the ones you have sitting around. I have been looking for a set of 45 wood grips in a darker wood.

07-01-2009, 11:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Titus www.tituspb.com Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Group W Bench	What would you guys pay for wooden grips? Reason I ask is because I'm looking to start making and selling them. Here's a sample of 45 frame and sheridan grips w/ thumb grove. Attachment 9418 Attachment 9419 These are out of maple with a clear coating. I have various other hard woods/exotics I can use, IE zebra wood, mahogany, etc etc Just trying to get an idea before I start making a ton of them. And also, what wood would you like to have grips made out of? Thanks a ton guys! __________________ Feedback Dealer for APP, CCI, Nelson, Leland, Valken, Tippmann, Procaps, etc Please donate to make a difference in my fathers life Willing to be a 3rd party for shipments to Canada anywhere in the world just PM me. Buy a Celanis Paintball Patch for a good cause Last edited by Titus; 10-29-2011 at 06:11 PM.

07-01-2009, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
punkncat Brokeass current member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: McDonough, GA	Tree-fiddy....monsta pleeze!! __________________ One Foot Less- AOG feedback/AO Feedback/MCB Feedback

07-01-2009, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
pk5 Stardust Memory Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Diego	Probably around $20 for plain wood. The thing with these is unless you are offering them in some intricate design, i don't see my self buying them. There was another guy selling a bunch of plain wood panel too, for around 25 to 30 on AO (and here i think), and it didn't seem to generate that much interest. __________________ Feedback http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

07-01-2009, 11:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
pillage 6.5x50 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yorktown, Virginia	I have made sold some from time to time. The market is hit or miss, sometimes they sell like hotcakes, and others the just hang around unsold. __________________ If meat is murder, I'll have a beer with the murder please. My Feedback Thread[/SIZE][/SIZE]

07-01-2009, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mayvik Inch of Gold Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denver	I'd have to say $20 or so. PPS sells wood Sheridan grips now for $35 I believe, although they're flat panels w/o the finger grooves. Not sure what RBGrips charges (or if he even makes Sheridan panels anymore). I wouldn't even bother making 45 panels unless you can do it uber cheap, as there are 2305982093583 people who sell those. __________________ My Feedback

07-01-2009, 12:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
WilD that guy Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Motor City	I wouldn't buy those unless they were very, very cheap. The more exotic looking wood grips sell in the $20-$25 range if well done, and I've already bought more of those than I need. These don't seem to sell out very quick at those prices, so I'm not sure how likely you are to sell many. __________________ PGPOG #79 POG #1055 Things I might buy from you... My Feedback

07-01-2009, 01:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jaan XYZZY Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: People's Republic of Massachusetts	A guy named Kruger was making wood grips out of very exotic wood for a long time here and on AO. I have a pair of his grips for an Intelliframe. I think they were going in the $30 range for the fancy stuff. What I haven't seen for sale yet, is unfinished blanks. Grip panels with the holes made already but with enough wood left on them for people to finish them themselves to fit their own hands. That might be a market to explore. __________________ If your glasses fog up and you want to make your own mask fans, here's how; V-Force Mask Fans JT fans with speed control "My happiness doesn't depend on anything. My heart is always happy. I do have anger issues though."

07-01-2009, 02:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
pillage 6.5x50 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yorktown, Virginia	I have some 45 panels sitting here unsold right now, as well as some figured Sheridan panels. __________________ If meat is murder, I'll have a beer with the murder please. My Feedback Thread[/SIZE][/SIZE]

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search