Checkering set, type N1, 60°/18lines, 6 tools

Checkering Set N1 (60 degrees, 18 lines) includes 6 tools  for making checkers on wood. Gouges by Petrograd toolsworks for making checkers. Set of tools with 60 degree cutters, this type is making more open semi-flat checkers that grants good grip and less prone to clogging than flat ones.

Set number 1 includes:

• gouge B-2 ( two cutting edges, spacer with tooths )
• gouge S-1 ( one cutting edge )
• gouge N2-18, 60° ( two cutting edges )
• gouge N3-18, 60° ( right router, left cutting edges )
• gouge N4-18, 60° ( left router, right cutting edges )
• gouge C-1, 60° ( one cutting edge )
• Checkering gauge
• roll bag for carving tools ( 6 pockets )

Checkering is a type of woodcarving and decorating handles of knives, rifles. This gouges was based on our expirience of use the variety of worldwide know gouges. Model line includes all base gouges from 16 to 32 lines per inch with angles about 60 and 90 dergrees. All gouges blades can be replaced on new ones and can be purchased separately.

Checkering tool set by Petrograd toolworks. Made in Saint-Petersburg Russia.

1. Checkering tool S-1 has 1 pyramidal tooth. Angle of the top is 90 degrees. The cutter has a convenient beech handle and a rod with a sharp bend perpendicular to the cutting axis and the working part installed on it. All the cutters are made of steel, undergone the process of hardening and processing, for long and reliable work.
It is V-shaped with teeth on both sides. Designed to handle corners and bends, as well as hard-to-reach places.
Pay attention to the high relief, providing fast and smooth cutting. The tines provide good removal of all hardwoods.
The cutter has not matter what cutting - deep or shallow grooves, right or rounded corners, parallel lines or cross-hatching, in the direction of the fiber or across. No need to re-do the pass to treat uneven areas. Every element is smooth and beautiful.
The width of the working part is 5 mm, the length of the working part is 5 mm, the apex angle is 90 °

2. Checkering tool N2-18. Both sides with 18 teeth per inch. Used for the application of grooves and their deepening after application. One blade runs along the guideline, while the other marks the next groove. When moving to the next groove, the tool deepens it and again applies the next groove. Cutter 2 It is a combination of tools for expanding and deepening grooves. Beech handle. All the cutters are made of steel, underwent a process of hardening and processing, for long and reliable work.

3. Checkering tool B-2, is a 2 conical cutter with a working angle of 90 degrees, separated by a wide groove with teeth. A tool for making the roller around the notch. Pay attention to the high relief, providing fast and smooth cutting. The tines provide good removal of all hardwoods.A cutter is just the same as cutting deep or shallow grooves, right or rounded corners, parallel lines or cross-hatching, in the direction of the fiber or across. No need to re-do the pass to treat uneven areas. Smoothly each groove is obtained. Maximum roller height 1 mm, width 2.5 mm

4. Checkering tools from series N3, have two sides: the right side is smooth, used as a guide, the left - with 18 teeth per inch. All the cutters are made of steel, underwent a process of hardening and processing, for long and reliable work. The right blade is devoid of teeth, has a sharp and smooth shape, and exactly follows along the guide line. The left blade has teeth and cuts a new groove during the process of notching from right to left. Thus, it is possible to apply a notch, using the previous groove, as a guide. Beech handle.

5. Checkering tools from series N4 have two sides: the right side with 18 teeth per inch, the left - smooth, is used as a guide. All the cutters are made of steel, underwent a process of hardening and processing, for long and reliable work. The left blade is devoid of teeth, has a sharp and smooth shape, and exactly follows along the guide line. The right blade has teeth and cuts a new groove during the process of notching from left to right. Thus, it is possible to apply a notch, using the previous groove, as a guide. Beech handle

6. Checkering tool C-1 has 1 pyramidal tooth. Angle top 90 degrees. All the cutters are made of steel, undergone the process of hardening and processing, for long and reliable work. It is V-shaped with teeth on both sides. Checkering tool C-1 is designed for applying the original layout of the picture, as well as for deepening the grooves after their application, with other cutters. The wooden handle is made of beech, well balanced and lies comfortably in your hand. Pay attention to the high relief, providing fast and smooth cutting. The tines provide good removal of all hardwoods. The cutter doesnt look like cutting - deep or shallow grooves, right or rounded corners, parallel lines or cross-hatching, in the direction of the fiber or across. No need to re-do the pass to treat uneven areas. Equal each element is obtained. The width of the working part is 5 mm, the length of the working part is 11 mm, the apex angle 90 degrees

Totally hand made by PETROGRAD-TOOLS factory of joinery and carpentry tools. Made in Russia.