Chorizo,
I may be wrong, but you sure seem to be taking this a bit personally. Please don't. Just because you fail to the see the differences, doesn't mean there isn't any. Open your eyes and mind. I will try to show you that all stocks are in fact...not created equal.
Specifics. Look at the pictures of Mr. Godays inletting of the locks, instead of taking the time to inlet into the wood spaces for each peice of the lock to "fit" into, he just hollows out a massive area to accomodate the locks. This is the best example of cutting corners that I can provide you. It's blatantly obvious. I will provide pictures.
This work is "HIGH QUALITY" (Woodward Automatic)
This again is "HIGH QUALITY" (H&H hammergun)
Another example of "High Quality" (H&H O/U)
Quality speaks for itself (Joseph Lang)
Can you now see the obvious differences in Mr. Godays work as compared to the stockwork I have pictured here?
Now pay attention to the shapes of the drop points. The shape of the nose on the stock. Now the "belly" of the stock. The shape thru the wrist. All of these things, when one cares to notice seperates the $1000 jobs from the $5000 jobs. The difference to me is obvious.
If you had your gun stocked by Mr. Goday for $1000 and you love the work, that is ALL that matters. If his work and price point gets you to that happy place, that is awesome. I mean that with all the sincerity in the world.
Dustin