Short essays on craftsmanship, engineering, collecting, history, materials, and other subjects we find interesting. Occasionally they may go feral and touch on almost anything.

Most are written by V Tripp. From time to time, we may invite a guest to contribute something worth reading.

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August 24, 2026 in Interesting Thoughts

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by Virgil Tripp        Steel, Titanium, Aluminum, and Polymer are often the material building blocks of custom 1911/2011 type pistols. By weight, if steel is 100%, then titanium…
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