checkering vs stippling

[indianalongbowshooter]

prefer stippling don't like the feel of checkering, I do like the looks though. Above all else I like a thin smooth leather grip.

[Keefer]

Not the best picture but this is my Hoots recurve and he Stippled it and has a Moose antler. Feels really good in the hand. I never had a checkered grip but this was my first stippled recurve.I sent a few pics to 1/4 Away and maybe he can post a few better pics for me of the stippled grip.
   
   

[Paul Cousineau]

I didn't really think that the stippling on the bow I had added much traction. Certainly less than the checking on my rifles. Since I thick checkering looks better, it's a win-win for me.

[Keith Zimmerman]

I didn't know Blacktails had checkering.  Ive only seen stippling.  I know I sent a bow to Norm for a refinish and checkering.  I got stippling.

[beaunaro]

Kory Kais from Milwaukee are does an awesome job of stippling.

[1/4 away]

Here's the pics Keefer wanted posted
   


 

[Gdpolk]

Now that stippling looks better than a lot of more basic checkering panels to me.

[jt85]

The grip on my Centaur is stippled and I really like it.

[Keefer]

Thank you Fred for posting those picctures which show it much better.
Now Garrett the bow stippling with the Moose antler was the first "Moose Antler" stipple Lee Hoots ever did. He has done many deer antler stippling and when I asked about Moose antler he first drew it out and showed me the riser before he ever began and I said "Go for it" and it turned out great.
 I call that bow my "Chocolate Moose" because it is a really dark Brown Ziricote riser with Olive Ash Burl limb veneer's and moose antler overlays and tips.
 The reason I took that picture that 1/4Away put up for me is because that bow has a Scripture reading on it "Psalms 127 v3-5 and several years ago I had Art Vincent make me a side quiver and he carved Two arrows(need three now) and I asked if he could carve little lady bugs crawling on the arrows and he did. My girls were all adopted and the Ladybug is a little symbol used from that country when children are adopted.
 I thought this was a little "God wink" from above when I saw this ladybug hitching a ride on my Hoots recurve and snapped the picture with my iphone.

[Gdpolk]

Originally posted by Keefer:
Thank you Fred for posting those picctures which show it much better.
Now Garrett the bow stippling with the Moose antler was the first "Moose Antler" stipple Lee Hoots ever did. He has done many deer antler stippling and when I asked about Moose antler he first drew it out and showed me the riser before he ever began and I said "Go for it" and it turned out great.
 I call that bow my "Chocolate Moose" because it is a really dark Brown Ziricote riser with Olive Ash Burl limb veneer's and moose antler overlays and tips.
 The reason I took that picture that 1/4Away put up for me is because that bow has a Scripture reading on it "Psalms 127 v3-5 and several years ago I had Art Vincent make me a side quiver and he carved Two arrows(need three now) and I asked if he could carve little lady bugs crawling on the arrows and he did. My girls were all adopted and the Ladybug is a little symbol used from that country when children are adopted.
 I thought this was a little "God wink" from above when I saw this ladybug hitching a ride on my Hoots recurve and snapped the picture with my iphone.

Well that's certainly a cool back-story to the photo!

[Bowwild]

I voted checkering but the only one I've ever seen was my Schafer. It was great feeling and looking.

However, it was a close call for me. I also love the stippling on my Blacktails. Makes me think though. If (when?) I buy another Blacktail maybe I'll forego the stippling and have it checkered by the fine fellow in Montana. Or maybe Norm at Blacktail does it too?

I don't like the feel of either, but I voted checkering because that is what I would pick if I had to have one or the other. Checkering looks soooooooooo much better and more professional.

Bisch