Checkered grip

[cacciatore]

Ordering a pair of Tips was natural to ask for a checkering to Dave;but to make it on some other bowyers' bows where to go?

[billy shipp]

Felix.....you have a pm

[Joshua Grimshaw]

When I finally get a Silvertip it will have the checkering.

[LPM]

I've made a few bows and taught myself to hand checker the grips.

Personaly i think that checkering does a wonderfull job of accenting the grip area and making it stand out as a feature on a bow.

That being said, I don't like a rough surface where the web of my bow hand contacts the bow.

I have compromised by checkering around that area.  It works very well to allow the web of the hand to rest on smooth wood, yet have the inside of the thumb and my first finger contacting checkering.

I use a little scotch brite to take some of the bite out of checkering prior to finnishing.

To much grip is in my opinion not good for a recurve bow.

Someone else may just love a grip that takes hold of em....

By the way... I had a Silvertip from Paul back in the late 80's.  It had a checkered grip but it was not too harsh.

It looked cool too.

[Jerry Bellmyer]

how much doe it usually cost to get a riser 'checkered"?