Jerry, can you post a photo or two of your invention? I have a stocker friend who was also wondering what type of tool Parker used to cut its borders. Maybe you need to make a batch of them and put them on the market. It doesn't seem that anyone is currently selling a correct Parker border cutter.

I've gone back to a fine line, two edge cutter, making three lines with the fine line cutter ( 32 LPI ) then taking out the middle line with the Dembart round tool. The cutter I made was a pain to make and it would not go around corners very well. It was nice for long lines but the method described above is actually a more controlled cut. Jerry

Jerry, That is exactly what I have been doing for my Mullerd borders. I use a bembart 26lpi double spacer and run it lightly around the pattern two times. This gives me a outside border line with a center line. Then I run the Gunline concave border cutter down the center line and then deepen the outside and inside line to clean it up.
The border can be made thicker or thinner by using a different line spacer to start with. But 26 seems to work well. 32 or 28 might be better for a higher grade gun.

I agree it is a bit cumbersome, but it gets the job done. But it sure seems easier than making a tool for it. If you look at the checkering pattern on my restocked Trojan. My method was used for those borders.

Parker had a tool I understand, ever see it? Thanks, Jerry

Jerry, The PGCA has some checkering tools in our collection whether there is a checkering tool among them I don't recall.

i remember back on the BBS years ago someone used a modified rattail file to do this border.

The DemBart convex tool works great, just takes a bit of time. Jerry

To all :

Some 35 to 40 years ago I purchased a vertical chest on chest from a gentleman from Meriden ,CT that at some point in his life worked on Parker guns restocking ,reparing ,etc. In the chest was all kind of "STUFF" that he aquired from ex Parker employees and parts for Parker guns , including ALL kinds of checkering tools , parts for Parkers---single triggers , double triggers, ejectors ,extractors , screws , ivory beads ,front sights , stocks , entire actions--you name it . Over the next few years I gave a lot of things to fellow Parker collectors and I remember one person that stocked guns I gave lots of checkering tools and stocking devises .I remember him stating there were some MULLERING TOOLS . They were of no use to me .In the early 90's I called Ron Kirby and donated several boxes of the remaining STUFF to the PGCA . I can assure all and Dave Suponski that there is no longer a mullering tool in the position of the PGCA holdings ---they are long gone !!!
The person I gave the majority of checkering tools to is in bad health today and probably still has all that stuff . He lives in Pembroke ,NH and the next time I am in that area I will check in on him .

Allan Swanson

Maybe if we can get it back we can do a library check out program on it. :)

Or at least a good closeup picture.