Beautiful work, I like it, but who the heck pays for 1,000 dollars of woodwork on a 80 dollar gun? I may be wrong but that sure looks like a NEF single shot.
I figure maybe the gun has sentimental value for the guy. In any case, you did an outstanding job in making the gun stand out! I love the 'checkering' pattern. Nice work!!
The fish scale looks great. Do you use a Shofu or the GSR?, I use the Shofu and love it.
Cheap or expensive makes no difference when your first starting as long as your getting paid for your efforts, thats what is important.
Thanks for sharing your work.