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All the checkers that I know that use power cutters only use them for lay out, guided by hand cutting one line at a time and after layout they deepen one line at a time by hand till pointed up.
No diference in the look of checkering layed out with power tools vs hand tools. |
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05-13-2018, 07:23 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Exactly! That is how it is done. Skill and a steady hand are still required when cutting with the power tool one line at a time from right to left and then back again to the right if wanted. All work is pointed up by skillful hands as are the mullered borders or any border for that matter. It is true hand checkering, no doubt about that.
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05-14-2018, 12:40 AM | #15 | ||||||
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I’d like to throw in one other benefit of the power tool. It makes checkering horn much more enjoyable with superior results.
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I wonder if you have ever actually put a checkering tool in your hand. PS: Could you today or 100 years from now even tell the difference of a mechanical vs. hand checkered stock? PML |
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05-14-2018, 06:38 AM | #17 | ||||||
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For what its worth ,I only use hand tools - i'm quite comfortable with what I can do with them ,that being said I've never seen let alone used a power cutter ...my neck is my biggest issue a power cutter wouldn't help there
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05-14-2018, 08:57 AM | #18 | ||||||
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My neck bothers me a lot while checkering. Bobby
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Since you've asked nicely, Yes. I've checkered stocks for over 50 years. With hand tools. And yes, I can tell the difference. Also in people... |
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