My compadre' James Tucker sent me these photos and I don't think he will mind if I post them. Hope he chimes in to tell us exactly what's here? this stubby & chubby forend I think is for a mini Farquharson(?!) but it shows well the difficulty checkering a small forend with a bordered wedge plate in the middle. IMO Tucker's checkering is about as good as it gets.
This second forend is still in the checkering cradle and show flat-top checkering done right. That is, with a parallel-sided tool, like a tiny back-saw, not a V- groove tool as used for most checkering. Again, this is very difficult to accomplish, especially as well done as this job!
I'm pretty sure these are the same wedge plates I use.
