A friend, to whom I owe a few favors, asked me to do a simple cabinet door for his son's boss. The son works in a Porsche speed shop, and they carry a race car in a trailer with built in cabinets. It is a simple door with a couple cut outs for some special catches/locks. I said OK.
They brought me a sample door to copy, and it is plywood with either a formica or phenolic coated surface. I called my local hardwood and ply suppliers, and neither one wanted to special order one sheet of special plywood. Luckily, a fellow creeker came by and bought a RAS from me, and told me he knew where to get the plywood about 40 miles from here. I called the son, and he said he would go get it for me, so I ordered it. A few days later, I was told he was just going to have it delivered....even better.
Well, it got delivered all right, phenolic coated on both sides, semi gloss black....looked good. I knew the single sheet cost over $130, and found out the delivery charge was $125, plus tax. WOW, never worked with a sheet of gold before, now the hands are sweating, shaking, and I sure hope I get it right, because the idiot who designed the trailer made each door slightly larger than a half sheet. In other words, I have one shot to do it right.
Pray for me.