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I have an upcoming job that will require flat top checkering on the stock (Alexander Henry rifle). I made a liner tool .032 wide to do this with. On a piece of practice wood I laid out some lines with a 22lpi spacer and tried it with the new liner and also with the 90 degree pointed liner. The checkering with the pointed tool looks better, less tearing of the wood, but feels like there's no checkering there at all. Maybe I should file the teeth differently on the flat top liner tool?


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Seems to me that Martin Hagn uses a 60 degree cutter to do flat topped checkering. I think Ralf Martini does the same. I've spent too much time learning to eliminate flat tops to want to try and produce them on purpose! Regards, Bill
 
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Thanks Bill!


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I have accomplished flat top in this method, lay out my pattern with a spacing tool of choice, then I deepen the lines with a "hobby" hack saw, (they can be bought in various teeth per inch, I use a 32), then at the last I use a 60 / 90 / both, degree fine tool to knock off the sharp edges / deepen to what looks right / feels good. FWIW --- John
 
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