I know that you can find them on the net but I decided to make it myself. Also decided to make from Cherry wood. The knob is original bu may need an upgrade as well some day.
I copied the original shape in CAD but then decided to go one better and make it my own
I developed the whole shape in CAD and tried out the fit with paper cutouts.
Two things had to be confirmed with the paper cutouts; The size of the handle and the location of the 30 deg. hole.
The original I felt was a little too small front to back so I looked at increasing that dimension but then I started thinking about a pistol grip
With full size finger forms there is only room for three fingers but often I found using with my index finger aiming forward is comfortable too
This is a tow sided milling and so you have to be able to index the other side accurately
I left 0.030" from the center of the laminate and so ended up with 0.060" of web between the stock and part
Drilling is impossible
I cut two wood panels and on the radial arm saw cut a groove at 30 deg.
Bonded them together with Gorilla Glue and when the part was finished I could pass a drill thru for clean-up
Sorry no pictures of the blank
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