[Bill Goddard]

CiderMill, I had enough good wood to make a pattern of every piece. Some I had to make a couple of times because I miss-read the old wood and the pattern was bad but I got it all done. Some of the pieces are like making a fancy table leg with the curves and claw foot (gambrole?) using 3 D machining - bandsaw. I decided to make my own parts because I had the tools, and I heard the purchased parts still had work to do on them. (It may be hard to understand but my experience making numerous gunstocks was that I would rather start with a flat blank board and have something to hold in a vise than start with a precarved piece that needed wood removed all over but offered no good way to hold it.) Also the price of precarved pieces was a factor. I bought all my wood for the car for less than $500. I don't know if this helps but if you or Terry need help give me a call 717-880-6077. Bill G