So here is the deal: we are embarking on a major remodeling project and I'd like to handle as much of it myself as possible. I have all the tools necessary to make my own kitchen cabinets (painted shaker style) and would really like to do so. Only problem is that my wife does not think my skills are up to snuff. She's got a point - I have no training and most of my projects look like high school woodshop rejects. She has said that I can build the cabinets so long as I hire a professional to make sure I am doing it right and to help me with my technique.
I expect that most cabinetmakers would not want to get involved in such an endeavor, as their time would be better spent actually building stuff for their clients instead of helping some hack. Any ideas on how I might approach this? In other words, how I can find a good cabinet maker and how I might frame this proposal so that it is worth his or her while?