How to Make Your Own Checkering Tool

I made a checkering tool from W1 drill rod and a scrap piece of oak. I wanted a tool for hand checkering knife handles and scales, this type of tool is also used by gunsmiths to checker rifle stocks.
Chapters
00:08 Forging the Tool
01:46 Cutting the Teeth
02:13 Heat Treating
02:41 Making a Handle
03:34 Assembly
04:35 Hand Checkering a Knife Scale

[@michaelsewell3706]

I like your work , I also make knives from old leafsprings and saw blades etc. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦.

[@artmetalscience]

Thank you and greetings from Texas!

[@janstrauss2841]

Really creative and precise work.

[@artmetalscience]

Thank you very much!

[@mason8368]

How long did this take?

[@artmetalscience]

Not that long, couple of hours.