Professional or Hobby Carpenter

lol.. yeah he seemed very cool. That's why I didn't want to ask anyone too 'conservative'.. they might not dig it

Yeah he is but oh god that conversation would be worth videoing. He could do a whole incall but the bdsm stuff I know would make his skin crawl to a degree anyway lol.

With basic pine wood, the prices on foxy's website are easily doable. The moment you start talking decent hardword (oak, ash, maple, walnut, cherry) the budget is strained. Good exotics (bloodwood, purpleheart, birds-eye/curly maples, bubinga) will blow the prices through the roof. Using the exotics for trim only, plys, and veneers can help keep the price down, but nothing beats the feel of a large chunk of real wood.

Why not just buy and have the entire set up in one day? It's much faster that way? Just a question, no harm no foul.

"nothing beats the feel of a large chunk of real wood."

Most people couldn't tell the difference between pine vs. oak much less the exotics. So I wouldn't suggest spending the money on anything exceptional. But a good wood will last a lot longer than something cheap and look better to those who know the difference. And if you have something that is going to be carrying someone's weight you don't want it splitting on you.

So my advice is to use oak. It is widely available, fairly strong, and reasonably priced. You'll pay (as a WAG) 25-50% more for the finished product but you'll get a much longer life out of it.

Appreciate the advice. Yeah, I want it to be strong enough.. one of my regulars is 6'4'', 300#, so it's gotta be, and I do want it to last for as long as it can. They will be my trophy pieces. TJ I'll pm you. No worries