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12-28-2015, 09:37 AM | #3 | ||||||
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Thanks Brian!
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03-10-2016, 03:56 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Brian, if I wanted to pick up a set of checkering tools as you suggested, which one would I use to re-cut the checkering on a Trojan?
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03-10-2016, 04:22 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Not meaning to sound cynical, but there is one other tool you will need: Experience.
This will manifest itself in at least three to six ruined stocks over a period of at least a five to 10 years. In the upscale shops, this is the LAST lesson a young stocker learns. It's a little like trying DIY brain surgery... |
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03-10-2016, 04:42 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Just like engraving. Experience and skill are key. Reminds me of a recent experience of mine with one of these "upscale shops" you mention. A seemingly straightforward job came back to me looking like it was cut with a dull screwdriver.
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03-10-2016, 05:27 PM | #7 | ||||||
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to recut checkering you need a 60 degree single cut tool, but be aware it is harder to recut checkering because the old job was done with different tool by a different person. some of their tools were hand made.
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