Exceptional for sure.I remember talking to Jud Brennan at the CLA show several years ago and he had an exceptional carved rifle waiting for the owner and I said "You could make six good hunting rifles in the time it took to make this one".He replied,MORE than 6.Even with modern lighting and razor sharp tools that has to be a very labor intensive job.I am not a wood worker but have made sever half stock caplocks similar to the Beck shown here recently and ONE J&S Hawken that passed Tom Dawson's scrutiny.
Bob Roller