You've gotten some good advice so far. The only thing I would add is that you contact a stock supplier you choose and see if they can or will duplicate your existing stock in your choice of wood on their machine. If they can't or won't, I advise you to look elsewhere. For a beginner, a nearly completed inletted stock is important. Some basic tools will be required, and as you have been told before, GO SLOOOOWWWW!!!!