Handcrafted, old fashioned, time-honored stock duplicating can produce a superior product to a mass-produced stock from a CNC machine at far less cost.  Custom stock duplicating using manual duplication can produce a stock that is as precision as any CNC produced item.  If I used an expensive CNC machine, I would have to raise the cost considerably, and I don’t feel that the product would be superior.  Why choose a mass-produced assembly line stock when you can have a custom, one-of-a-kind custom design? 

    
   
The stock on the left is a presentation grade Claro walnut stock. The one on the right is Curly Koa, Purple Heart, and Maple  laminate.