How does one cut "mullered" borders on a checkering pattern? I would like to try it( I will practice on scrap until it looks ok) on a stock (mauser 98) that I just finished. Mori

A mullered border is is cut with a concave border tool. At least as far as I know it is.

There are about a dozen different ways to do them. Concave to the outside, soncave to the inside, flat to the outside, flat to the inside, thick-&-thin, etc. Basically you begin with a double- or triple-spaced line outside the point portions of the pattern; that is, the portions of the pattern where the border runs along a line of diamonds rather than across the lines. Then fill in the space with whatever looks the best to you.

You'll probably want to make some special chisels as well as acquire some special small rifflers.
Regards, Joe

I do believe that Mr. Wiebe used a mullered border design when he checkered the Cheryl Searcy Memorial Rifle. If you do a search and find that thread you can look at excellent photos of how he did it, and perhaps he may have made a comment or two on how he did it.

That rifle featured a bevel incised with a chisel and a slim line outside that. Very handsome.

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Originally posted by 22WRF:
I do believe that Mr. Wiebe used a mullered border design when he checkered the Cheryl Searcy Memorial Rifle. If you do a search and find that thread you can look at excellent photos of how he did it, and perhaps he may have made a comment or two on how he did it.

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Originally posted by Nomo4me:
That rifle featured a bevel incised with a chisel and a slim line outside that. Very handsome.

That's the style I call flat-to-the-inside. A flat bevel on the inside of the wide-spaced perimeter line, leaving a thin line of untouched stock finish running along the outside border. The ends of the bevel are usually cut with a skew chisel, for a smooth termination.
Regards, Joe

Photos please!

Yeah, bring on the photo's men. There are so many variations on checkering it could almost have its own forum but i will settle for lots of photo's on this posting. Samples of the different styles would be good. Thanks to those who take the time to put up pics.

Von Gruff.

Surely you've seen this thread?:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/347103474/p/15

Scroll down the page.

I sure wish I had a fraction of Duane's talent.

There are dozens of ways to cut borders but, I know of only one way to cut a mullered border. You cut two parallel lines outside of your pattern edge border so you have three lines. The center one is used to guide a concave cutter. You used to be able to get them at Brownells and they were made by W. E. Brownell (no relation) in San Diego. Brownells dropped them but for a while you could still buy them from San Diego. 858) 695-2479 They sell 3 sizes and I prefer the smallest one.

For corners it is helpful to take one of the cutters and bevel the front edge so that you can do a nice sharp corner without the outside edge buggering up the outside border line. They are not that difficult to do.

+1 to what Dr Lou said about Duane. He makes the difficult look like child's play.

I think the cutter is convex, the middle is concave in the wood.

Okay my nit picking friend, lol. It CUTS a concave groove.