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   Brubaker Arms offers traditional, hand-cut checkering.
From client-provided patterns to individually designed wrap-arounds with fluers and ribbons, checkering by Brubaker Arms adds additional elements of elegance and class as well as functionality.  

 

Checkering originated as a way to provide extra grip, and allowed stockmakers the opportunity to get creative.

New Hand-cut panels start at $120 a piece.  Contact us to discuss custom patterns.

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   We also recut worn checkering, if your favorite gun is getting worn out, or you just want the beauty brought back.

Recut panels start at $85 a piece.

Forend, condition when brought in

Forend, condition when brought in

Forend, laying out lines

Forend, laying out lines

Grip, picking up lines

Grip, picking up lines

Finished grip, Left side

Finished grip, Left side

finished grip, Right side

finished grip, Right side

finished grip, top view

finished grip, top view

Finished forend, bottom view

Finished forend, bottom view

finished forend

finished forend

finished forend, Left side

finished forend, Left side

Finished forend, Right side

Finished forend, Right side

finished, whole gun

finished, whole gun

Recut Worn Checkering
 

 This job was especially challenging; old lines were visible - most places - but several spots had to be carried through, picking up lines where you could.  Stock was not refinished, the character kept in tact, just with new checkering to make the shooting better - and to give her an extra dose of class.  Prices for this project were $150 per panel.

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Laying out grip pattern, Left side

Laying out grip pattern, Left side

Laying out grip pattern, underside

Laying out grip pattern, underside

Laying out grip, comb line

Laying out grip, comb line

Outline cut in

Outline cut in

Putting in lines

Putting in lines

Checking spacing

Checking spacing

Finished grip, Right side

Finished grip, Right side

Finished grip, Left side

Finished grip, Left side

Finished, Left close

Finished, Left close

Finished underside

Finished underside

Finished grip, Right side

Finished grip, Right side

Finished, Right side 2

Finished, Right side 2

Finished, comb line

Finished, comb line

Finished grip

Finished grip

Finished forend 1

Finished forend 1

finished foreign

finished foreign

Finished forend 3

Finished forend 3

Finished forend 4

Finished forend 4

Custom Patterns
 

   Ithaca Model 37 trap-grade plus, custom wrap-around checkering with fluers and ribbon.  Four fluers in over-the-top wrap-around grip panel - two as traditional, split fluer at bottom of grip, and micro-fluer on comb line.

   Traditional trap-grade wrap-around forend with added ribbon.  Both panels are 22lpi.  

   $1200 checkering job.

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