Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - Maybe.
 

Okay, after more analysis:

Material:

Bought 12 board feet of teak (one board 2-1/4" x 6" x 128")

Extra very usable teak left over = 1.75 BF

Strips and shorties of Teak = 1.00 BF

Board Feet of teak in the door = 9.25

Labor:

Took me approx 30 hours to complete. Probably about 5-8 hours of that were jig making and learning / studing to determine the best process and making trial parts using pine for mock up and testing before I used the expensive wood (teak). After a learning curve, it will probably will take around 20 man hours per door. Remember, I'm a craftsmen not a production shop w/ special CNC tools, etc. My tools are good, but not set up exclusively for mass production of one type of part(s).

I have to determine what my time, aggervation, and effort are worth? $___/hr.

This is VERY custom, VERY complex work. Dove-tail joints, router slots and louvers that must be within .005 inches. (a dime is 10 times thicker at .050 inches), etc.

Just curious....What does an experienced woodworker / craftsmen get paid per hour in a shop? Assume non-union.

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - Maybe.
 

When you figure out a price, I am very interested.

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - Maybe.
 

If this was going into a Grand Banks that cost a million or so. You could get your labor rate of $40-60/ hour.

Going into a 10-20k boat owners are very frugal.

Ask yourself what would you be willing to pay for that door?

Throw a price out there. If you get 20 orders you under priced [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] If you get one order you over priced :D

Ken you are so right. I have a piece of teak from a board I bought back in 1975. Just looking for the right place to use it on the 21 :rolleyes:

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - Maybe.
 

I would be interested also- doors look awesome!

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - Maybe.
 

sceptre, if you havent been yet, go to wurth wood group for any and all your hardwoods. if youre making doors like that, i bet you have a thickness planer. i buy rough sawn sapele, mahogany, and walnut from them all the time for between 5-10$ a board foot. takes a little while to plane it down but if youre doing anything production style its worth it. i think there is one in the upstate somewhere, if not i know the one in charleston delivers; worst case its worth the ride to save a few hundred dollars.

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - $465.
 

Price is $465. That is using your hardware.

Who wants one?

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - $465.
 

You mean hinges and hardware to the connect the boat. Does not seem like a bad price.
ET

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - $465.
 

Yes, that is correct.

Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - $465.
 

As you can see, the 25 Seafari has a single door, 21" wide by 52" high, give or take. Any Idea what you'd charge for one of those? I can do the hardware part, but you've done a nice job setting up the jigs, and I'd rather not reinvent the wheel.



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Re: New Louvered Cabin Doors for Sale - $465.
 

Let me do some math & figuring. I'll let you know.

Yes, my louver & slot jigs Will work on that too.

Jim