I agree with Bloodhound's original sentiment. I like the appearance and feel of custom better. And I'm a woodworker since high school so I'm a sucker for pretty wood.
As for the custom vs commercial tangent that sprang up...I'd say that if any feature of the call is mechanized or automated, it begins losing the "custom" feel. The more automated stuff that's done, the less custom it is. I saw some calls on APC yesterday that had laser etched designs. To me, that lowers the appeal of the call considerably. I'd much rather see the maker's name written on the call with a Sharpie! (hopefully in small print /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif ) I don't consider a tone board jig to be automated at all.
Later,
Jim
