Ever do wood stock or grip stippling?

[Tyler Durden]

Hi all,

I am trying to figure out how this is done:



Or this:


I was fiddling around with the dremel last night.  These are the results;


The smaller engraving tip:


Then I took the larger ball end bit to the smaller engraving tip divots:


And pardon me if I have asked this before.

[MikeBjerum]

I have heard of two methods, but I haven't tried either:

burr bits of differing sizes in a drill press

steel shot of different sizes on duct tape and a hammer

Attempt at your own risk

[ellis4538]

I have heard of, but never tried, about using a large nail...either unmodified for a rough texture or rounded by grinding for a softer texture.  You might have to knock down some of the high points with some sp after you have finished.  Also heard of using a woodburning iron but that leaves a bit of a scorched look if held on the wood too long.

FWIW


Richard

[TAB]

I wonder if you could take a piece of frp (the orange peel texted paneling you see in comm'l bathrooms.) and either puting it into a contored press or just hitting it with a hammer.    I am sure you could get a damage piece from the big box stores  or a scrap from a contractor/ suppler for little to no cost.

[Tyler Durden]

I was thinking about a tattoo gun.  Instead of the super sharp need, grind the point off so it's like the full 1/8" diameter.

Which reminds me, I did try an engraving tool, the kind where you would scribe your initials into your wrenches.

Somebody on another forum mentioned a tobacco pipe company has that kind of texture on their pipes.  He said it was done with a sandblaster using steel shot.

I don't have the money for yet another larger air compressor to hook up to a sand blasting cabinet.

There is a tool called a "needle scaler" that is used for like cleaning the slag off welds:


There are some hammer drills that you can flip a switch that makes just in hammer mode.

Thanks for all the replies.

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[Tyler Durden]

the FRP idea sounds interesting, maybe not for wood, but rather another idea I have up my sleeve.

[les snyder]

Tyler...if you decide to do the metal front strap.... this pistol was done using a pneumatic panel cutter with a slightly flattened diamond point ground on the tip of a chisel point.... don't try this on a pistol until you have played with a hand punch... 70psi and hold the tip slightly off the metal and let it bounce... it is easy to put a hole through if you are not careful

[Tyler Durden]

Yeah, I have wondered how that was done too.

Off to image.google.com to see what a pneumatic panel cutter looks like.

[les snyder]

air chisel...

[Tyler Durden]

so did the "bit" you chucked in it look like this: