I'm always looking out the window every time this is discussed. I've thought about checkering a couple thousand times and dismissed it for reasons mainly having to do with time-of-life resignation to the solid fact that I am not going to embark on the trouble-fraught sea of gunstocking. Recently, I discovered that I do have sufficient skill to bring revolver grips to completion in a period of time which makes some concession to the length of human life. I also examined closely the diamonds and borders on a set of Herrett Shooting Star grips. Crisp, utilitarian in the non-skid dept. but certainly not a work of art at 10X magnification. That's ALL I want to try at present. I thought about taking a class at a community center, Y or whatever but haven't found one. What checkering tools do I need? I realize that the Gunline and Dembart sets are not an incredible outlay but thought I'd ask before I buy a set as most "starter" sets of anything are either woefully inadequate quality-wise, or ergonomically, or there's one you learn to use for everything and the others reside in a drawer. I've passed by the Kennedy book used at least 25 times. Too much input for my remaining grey matter. Would the five dollar Gunline pamphlet allow me to bypass some of the pain of the old seat-of-the-pants learning curve? I'm assuming I should get 60 degree cutters in a coarse tpi count as I want the non-skid function probably as much or more than the decoration? Please help me get another hobby!
jack
