Thanks @joshb I appreciate the kind words as always bud.
Yes this is a hobby, because I'm not worried about making money, I know this can't. Like some of you guys have said there isn't a way to charge enough to really recoop my time/effort but thats ok. I've learned to accept that, if I can recover my cost in wood, and a then some, then I'm more than happy.
I do it for the love of creating something that hopefully gets passed down and cherrished by the owner. Although some may believe I have my career's mixed upI really do this for the enjoyment and the challenge. I also want to help and inspire anyone who would like to craft their own piece. For all the knowledge I've gained on here, my own failures, and tips/tricks I've picked up. I feel its a duty to pass on that knowledge so it isn't lost. Stock making seems to be getting to be a smaller and smaller group of folks as everything is moving toward composites and chassis.
Here is some of Sunday's details
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*Disregard the general mess of my "shop" its really just a 10'x11' garden shed that makes sawdust and chips spontaneously. I intially thought that my biggest hurdle would be my limited shop space and the right tools, turns out it really isn't.
God please don't varnish or spray that but rather use the old English approach of layers slacum. Flax oil steeped in alkanet root would really pop the contrast in that wood as well.
