garyv.. i sure agree that the prices for custom made wood parts are pricey but no more so than any other custom made item..
i'm sure the costs for materials; labor; tools; shop space; etc. added to a limited market for the product create this situation.. most of us don't mind getting paid for what we do but hate to pay others for what they do.. i don't see anything about my '35 chevy pickup that i couldn't reproduce myself with a litte effort... this is one of the things that make the chevy trucks so rare when compared with all the Fword trucks out there and adds to the uniqueness of having a chevy instead of something else..
i certainly don't plan to let a little bit of rotted wood stop me from having a very nice "all chevy" hotrod...