yup I use it along the fore arm also, but mainly in the but area where a, on the cheek side, it's relatively easy to get out of alignment. the main difficulty is that most guys are reluctant to remove enough wood and bring this lines down tight and straight. I literally had to force myself to keep on removing wood, until I had the right shapes, on my first few stocks. I think everybody goes through that, until they finally do it and realize it can be done without producing an overly weak stock. after a while you just get a feel or an eye for when to put the gouges down and grab a file or scraper. one secret is to learn how to keep your files sharp when storing them, nothing will ruin a good piece of wood like a dull file.
