Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:41 pm by BlindSquirrel36C-30
MM, that's a hard one to outright have a one size fits all answer for. But I'll try to broad stroke it. I have almost $500 in White Oak purchased and enough for two more sets maybe. I probably have just over 100hrs of pattern, re-pattern, final pattern, milling, machining, powder coating and finishing. Are you asking for new metal sill rails, new metal seat pans, new wood seat frames. Need new door latch plates? Want standard hardware used or upgrade it to stainless? Pre-assembled, sanded or unsanded, finished or painted? Then how fast does one want it, pick-up or ship. The over under would be around 3-5k I would think. The clearer the parameters to more precise the bid. How about patterns? How would you like them? Paper? Plywood examples? Want to mix it up a bit because I'll bet figuring out how to cut the finger joints or even having the equipment to make it happen would be a challenge for some (maybe not). If I give you paper, a smart guy is going to cut up some plywood first and make double sure anyway, especially at the door jams. If I could crystal ball it and wanted to do it logically/cheaply. I'd order up a pre-made back upper seat rail with finger joints, main beam and supports. The supports are fairly easy but they are a mortise fit to the upper rail and the main beam is slotted to receive the supports. The violin cases and the door uprights I'd order as plywood. The cuts are fairly simple and I could check for fit and make minor adjustments. Save on shipping weight also (you only need one pattern and make mirror images). The rest of the floor and seat support front boards I'd order as paper drawings. They are straight forward and easy enough to make.
Hope that helps. I've never been in to this for money. But motivation for my unknown time left helps align my priorities.