Scooby, The Holly was very easy to work with. I've worked a lot of wood and I'd say the Holly is one of the more forgiving woods I've used for small work like grips. It's just hard enough to work with but isn't tough enough to be frustrating.
I worked to a line while sanding and checking every couple strokes. I didn't want to have to re-blue the back strap. If this were a Navy model with brass grip frame I would have scraped and polished the backstrap. You can sand them to fit well but patience is required. This set turned out good
