How To Use A Checkering File
MAKE SURE that the file you are using has the teeth lined up straight to the edge of the file.
How to use a checkering file. Once thats done its just a matter of moving across the surface one line at a time with the double-head tool. Because of the arrangement of teeth checkering files sometimes referred to as texturing or Florentine files create grooves or serrations in the material being filed. Save money and build your own cradle.
Now score the master lines with help of flexible rule and scribe. One easy way to get the proper angle for the master lines is to use a Dem-Bart Checkering Gauge 241-000-001. 20Pcs Metal File Set for Shaping Metal Wood and Tools Needle File Set includes Flat Files Round Half Round Triangle File 4 Way Wood Rasp File Wire Brush and Needle Files with Portable Case.
Procedure is very similar to wood checkering. In the next window make sure you have PNG selected from the drop-down list of formats and then click Save First click on the picture that you want to remove the background from. After pencil tracing use a sharp grease pencil to darken the lines.
Though they seem to be out of stock currently. Overcut is parallel to. In this video Kurt shows you how to lay out your border lines and your master lines.
Almost all sources I have read say that the first step to perform is a horizontal line at the top of the frontstrap where vertical lines will stop then file the vertical lines at about half depth using a jig to guide the file straight then start with the horizontals using a different jig. This one was built for at the most 12. The gunstock checkering tutorial series continues.
This will keep the lines evenly spaced and consistent. A Riffler file works good for sharpening up the checkering. Used to put a crosscut checkering pattern in metals.