Philosophically/aesthetically I would rather have a stock that is absolutely, precisely, patiently and carefully inletted for its metalwork than one haphazardly inletted and then made up for with epoxy compounds. The same effect is created, but who's capable of such work, and more importantly who's willing to pay for such work? Not many guys like that around anymore. Not many guys left of the caliber of Tom Shelhamer, Alvin Linden, Bob Owen, John Dubiel, and Seymour Griffin, to name a few old time greats.
Duplicators and cnc killed that market.
