Todays laser engraving is the modern equal of pressed checkering from the 70s. Functional, but only passingly attractive to most and far cheaper to do than hand engraving. Difference is that I could convert that pressed checkering crap into cut checkering but I cant do the same for the laser engraving.
Disagree, Jon. The pressed-in "checkering" from the 60's and 70's was absolute abuse to a gunstock that provided neither function or aesthetics. In comparison, today's machine engraving is worlds ahead of that crap. And you could not re-checker over the pressed-in imitation. Now if you're referring to laser-cut checkering that appeared in the early 80's, yes, it could be re-cut.
JR
