The Grips

At Chisel and Plane Workshop we strive to produce the best looking and feeling grips possible for the cowboy single action shooter. We realize the importance of a good pair of grips. Single action grips need to feel good in the hand while shooting as well as be appealing to the eye. Each pair of grips are made by hand in our workshop by professional Cabinetmaker and Woodworker, D. Chris Whisler. The grips are made from an array of woods and materials including many types of exotic woods and Micarta for simulated ivory. Only kiln dried furniture quality wood that has been carefully selected for the making of grips is used. Some of the wood in our inventory has been stored in our heated shops for more than fifteen years. Each set of grip blanks are book matched and numbered. Hardware such as medallions, escutcheons (panel ferrules) and grip screws are new factory hardware. It is a labor intensive process to hand produce a set of single action grips. Chris takes great pride in his work and each set of grips are signed.

Fitted:Fitted means that the grips have been final fitted and are ready to be installed. On custom orders and ready made oversized grips, Chris can final fit the grips to your grip frame for a fee. Sorry, no refund guarantee if grips are fitted to customer's grip frame.

Oversized: Oversized means the grips are not final fitted to a grip frame. The grips will come with grip panel ferrules (installed) and grip screw.

Colt and Colt clone single action grips are oversized because of variations in tolerances of frames. Colt grips are 3rd generation profile and are easily fitted for 1st and 2nd generation and most Colt clone guns. Location holes are not drilled to allow for proper fitting to your grip frame.

Once you receive your oversized grips, please confirm that the grips are large enough to fit your grip frame. DO NOT alter the grips before first checking the fit. If they don't look like they will work for your gun send them back unaltered for a refund, see refund guarantee below.

Finish: We take great care in the finishing of all the grips. Finish is a very critical step in the making of grips. Finish not only effects the appearance but also the feel. Our grips have a natural, satin smooth look and feel to them. We don't believe wood grips (or anything made from wood) should look or feel plastic coated. Only the best quality finishing supplies are used. Sanding and applying of stain and finish is all done by hand.

Angled: Unless otherwise noted or specified in a custom order, all of our SA grip panels are angled at the bottom.

Ruger Grip Frames

Over the years Ruger has used different grip frames for their single actions. In our catalog you will notice that the Ruger grip panels are subcategorized by type of grip frame. Below you will find information for some of the more popular Ruger grip frames that we make grips for.  You can contact us if you need further assistance identifying your Ruger grip frame type.

     Year               Grip Frame                               Gun

1953 – 1962           XR3                   Single Six, Flattop Blackhawks

1962 – 1973           XR3-RED           Single Six, Super Single Six, Hawkeye, Old Army

1972 – Present       XRN-3RED         New Model Single Six, Super Single Six, Blackhawk, Vaquero

2004 – Present       NEW XR3          “New” Vaquero, Anniversary Blackhawk Flattops

Custom Orders
If you don't see what you want or if you have a special request, please ask. We would be happy to make you a custom set of grips. Turn around time is about four to six weeks on custom orders.

For inquiries, please fill in the form on our our Custom Orders page.