Who was it who was offering free checkering??

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20 March 2008, 01:53

kudude

Who was it who was offering free checkering??

I remember post a while back from a gentleman who was offering to checker stocks for free or very little money. Could someone point me in his direction?? Kudude

20 March 2008, 01:57

22WRF

20 March 2008, 05:01

Toomany Tools

A year or so ago Bill Soverns was offering a simple 4-panel checkering job for $85 plus shipping. I think that offer has expired but you can check with him. Bill Soverns

20 March 2008, 16:45

hawkins

That's $85 per panel.
Good luck!

20 March 2008, 17:46

Chuck White

Quite a while back, there was someone who was just getting into customizing and checkering gun stocks and handgun panels.

He was actually looking for people to volunteer their stocks or panels to practice on.

The work would be free, I don't know about the postage.

I can't remember who it was, but it was a while back.

20 March 2008, 18:04

jeffeosso

Soverns was charging 85 bucks, not per panel.

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21 March 2008, 16:19

hawkins

jeffeosso, You should contact him and tell him his price list is wrong.
Stand alone checkering- 22pi only- $85/ panel
Good luck!

21 March 2008, 16:51

jeffeosso

Morning Hawkins
like in real estate, where location is everything, in a post, context is everything.

Bill's CURRENT prices aren't the question, as we all knew, and he posted, that the $85 was a temporary thing.

Bill indeed was offering a nice $85 total checkering job, which several members took advantage of
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Does Bill get $85 a panel these days? couldn't tell you, but his work is worth at least that much.

Did he offer, in the past, an $85 job? yep

21 March 2008, 16:58

max(hm2)

hawkins,

i think jeffeosso is refering to a special deal bill had about a year and a half ago. bill would checker a stock with a 4 panel point pattern for 85 plus shipping. i had him do several for me and other clients.

max

21 March 2008, 17:25

z1r

quote:
Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Soverns was charging 85 bucks, not per panel.

That was a long time ago, since then he has been accepted into the ACGG. And, as Jeff said, it was a one time special.

Websites are often the last thing to get updated by a smith. Especially a busy one. Call or email him.

21 March 2008, 19:57

500grains

Doesn't that work out to $3 per hour?

A good checkering job is worth at least $400, if not much more.

21 March 2008, 20:13

22WRF

If you want a low priced checkering job you cannot do much better than Ahlman's. They also do barreling and other gunwork for reasonable prices.

25 March 2008, 17:31

Bill Soverns

My price list is correct. I did offer a complete $85 job at one time but in the end there is just no money in it.

25 March 2008, 21:06

<xs headspace>

$85 would just cover the aspirin and Yukon Jack to recover from doing checkering, for me.

26 March 2008, 09:02

ForrestB

quote:
Originally posted by kudude:
I remember post a while back from a gentleman who was offering to checker stocks for free or very little money. Could someone point me in his direction?? Kudude

I'll do it for you for free.

I'm not even qualified to peel a carrot, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

26 March 2008, 22:46

577NitroExpress

quote:
Originally posted by ForrestB:
quote:
Originally posted by kudude:
I remember post a while back from a gentleman who was offering to checker stocks for free or very little money. Could someone point me in his direction?? Kudude

I'll do it for you for free.

I'm not even qualified to peel a carrot, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Good one, Forrest.

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28 March 2008, 03:10

bwanamrm

quote:
I'll do it for you for free.

I'm not even qualified to peel a carrot, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Now that's funny... what the hell is in the water in Houston these days!

And I have an example of Bill Sovern's checkering in my gun safe... it's worth $85/panel.

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