You will also be amazed when you go to your next gunshow by the large amount of poor checkering jobs you will see, and you will also really appreciate the well done ones.
I have only to open up my safe and I can find lots of poorly done jobs. One of my favorite guns, and Evans double 16 hammer gun is horrible, but I do love that gun anyway. One of the better, but far from perfect, checkerings that I have is a Cashmoor meat gun out of Christchurch. It is a hammer 12 and a gun that I shoot very well. But just plain jane flat-top checkering. It is a good bird gun for me however.
THe rip on that very red stock is beautifully done. I have no dreams of anything that nice.
Yesterday, I built a cradle and mounted the old Marlin's stock in it. I'll refinish it and use it for practice. Meanwhile, I am about to order some tools from WE Brownell.
Brent

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