Baker L grade checkering recut

[Brian Dudley]

Here are some photos of a Baker L grade that I am working on recutting the checkering on. Before and after photo. 28 lines per inch.

These very early high grade Bakers are rarely seen.

The worst thing about this checkering job is that once this L grade is done, I have a second L grade to fully checker as well in the same pattern.

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[Rick Losey]

i need a thesaurus for Christmas

i just say WOW too many times

[Angel Cruz]

Nice Brian!!

[Robert Delk]

Super rare gun and an outstanding job of recutting the checkering.My eyes hurt just from looking.

[Dave Noreen]

The Baker L-Grade is a pretty scarce item. It doesn't appear in a Baker Gun & Forging Co. catalogue Daryl identified to me as 1905. It is in the next catalogue I have which he speculated circa 1906 --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Baker%20Gun%20Co/BakerCatalogueCover.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Baker%20Gun%20Co/L-Grade%20Baker%20Catalogue%20circa%201906_zpsevxp4t xk.jpeg

It was also shown in magazine ads in November 1906. This from Outdoor Life --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Baker%20Gun%20Co/L-Grade%20Outdoor%20Life%20Nov%201906_zpsqhpvbqij.jp eg

By issue 4 of The Baker Gunner for 1909 there is no L-grade.

[Mark Beasland]

Nice Work!!! Not easy to connect the dots with so much washed out!

[Brian Dudley]

Here is the forend. This was new wood that was made by someone else, but never checkered.

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[Eric Eis]

Beautiful work Brian ! Hope your eyes can still focus after all that detail work !

[Brian Dudley]

And here they are... a pair of Baker L grades.

One with original Butt and new forend. The other with New butt and forend (wood was not done by me). The finish and checkering was.

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[Dave Noreen]

What a pair!! Beautiful work Brian.

[Mike Franzen]

Great work Brian. I always enjoy looking at your pics.