Do makers of custom slipjoints still jig bone?

Two more examples from Ken Erickson...

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They also know how to get jiggy with it in Japan. Here's one from Ryuichi Kawamura...

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Damn. All this time I had no idea that the phrase "get jiggy with it" mean this. I'm such a square!
 
Yeah every now and then we do some jigging. One of the fun learning curves about
slipjoints.
Ken.
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You know, looking at these slabs of jigged bone I have to ask if you have ever made 1911 grip slabs with those? That would look fantastic on one of my pistols!
 
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