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.
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, laying out lines |
|---|---|
 Grip, picking up lines |  Finished grip, Left side |
 finished grip, Right side |  finished grip, top view |
 Finished forend, bottom view |  finished forend |
 finished forend, Left side |  Finished forend, Right side |
 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.
 Laying out grip pattern, Left side |  Laying out grip pattern, underside |
|---|---|
 Laying out grip, comb line |  Outline cut in |
 Putting in lines |  Checking spacing |
 Finished grip, Right side |  Finished grip, Left side |
 Finished, Left close |  Finished underside |
 Finished grip, Right side |  Finished, Right side 2 |
 Finished, comb line |  Finished grip |
 Finished forend 1 |  finished foreign |
 Finished forend 3 |  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.