cut out pieces of wood 7 inches by 2 inches by 1/4. Draw the outline of the grip panel on the wood, using one side as the final straight edge
Drill the pilot holes for the grip screws. Leave the extra on length so you can put it in a vise to shape it. I used a band saw to cut the outline of the panel, leaving it attached at teh top. The cheese grater file is your friend on this. Once you have it shaped like you want, smooth it out with a soft sanding block and sandpaper(240 works well). I still haven't figured out a good way to make brass inserts for the screws. I've done three sets out of the maple so far. teh biggest problem I found is once I get them looking good, I keep screwing with them till i mess one panel up, then have to start again. I'm going to try some checkering once I get the files from brownells
