Weatherby Stock Recheckering

[sloader]

I have a project of refinishing a Weatherby Mark V Deluxe high gloss stock. I tried various methods to remove the old finish but ended up sanding the existing finish off, and trying to salvage the checkering. Now I need the checkering repointed/recut. As the checkering was not removed, I have applied a few coats of tung oil to the sanded stock.
Now my question is, can the checkering be repointed/recut with the stock refinished? Secondly, who would do this recheckering? I want to keep the original skip line diamond checkering.
Thanks

 

[rgg_7]

Yes, the checkering can be recut. Tough to find anyone willing to do this these days. Will cost you a few hundred to get it done.

 

[dilly]

Yes, you can checker after the stock is finished. It’s quite common to do that on higher end guns. Not sure who to recommend, but if the lines are there, it’s not hard to re point yourself. Buy a couple dem Bart tools and have at it.

 

[trevj]

Yes, you can checker after the stock is finished. It’s quite common to do that on higher end guns. Not sure who to recommend, but if the lines are there, it’s not hard to re point yourself. Buy a couple dem Bart tools and have at it.

Yep. Do some reading, watch some videos, take your time.

Best advice i can offer, is to not try to get to full depth in a single pass. Patience! Once you have your pattern locked in, it's pretty easy to follow it, but if you lose your track by trying to speed along too fast, it is gonna look bad. Slow down approaching the borders and work towards them carefully.

The work is relatively simple, but to do it well, repeatably, and fast, is a hell of a skill! If you have already refinished the gun and sanded off a fair bit of the pattern, there seems no reason to think you don't have the skills or capability to take the checkering on too.

In a pinch, you can butcher some needle files to make tools from. Square needle files for 90 degree tools, triangular files for the 60 degree ones. Heat in a propane torch flame to red hot and bend, quench in water. At a buck or less each at Princess Auto or similar, they make suitable donor tools.