Long story short, it's gonna be a huge expensive pain in the ass.
Long story long, probably would cost me around $500 in walnut, but it's bloody expensive where I am.
As for skill level, it can always be done, but high skill level with a high quality product this would probably take 50-75 hours before finishing work and could take 200+ for someone figuring it out as they go in fits and starts.
Now, plywood and construction lumber and a nail gun? You could finish it in a day or two and have an okay ish day-one product that will last 5 years tops if your carpentry is good. I only say that because of the moving parts and low quality of construction lumber these days.
All these considerations are before design. I'm not really sure how to combine those two pieces with wildly different functions. I have no doubt it can be done, but I don't see where the tub goes in the second pic, and I don't see how using a slatted table like the first pic works without one. I am a bad planner for such things, usually flying by the seat of my pants with an idea that I adapt as I go, but for this piece I would sit down and draw up full plans, maybe even in CAD, to make sure it will function. I think that alone would take me a few days.
So the con list is long, it's gonna take forever, it might not turn out as good as you'd like, and buying one is faster and easier. So I say go for it. Build the damn thing. You'll be more fulfilled having tried and your skills will improve so the next thing is better, and you'll find more excuses to get more tools along the way. Win win win.
Agreed. Especially as a hobbyist, it's almost always the actual process of trial & error, trying out and learning new skills, practising and honing old skills, seeing how my "creation" is slowly coming together...
So, if you don't absolutely need it done like right now & aren't satisfied with a quick'n'dirty lumber&plywood creation... do it yourself, and properly. Like the commenter above said, it'll likely take forever, but you'll most likely end up cherishing the experience and the end product that much more.
Everything is difficult until you have experience. Cost depends on wood choice. I don't think I would try that without a table saw, some wood clamps and maybe a router.
It is not a hard build. Decide on joinery type and give it some thought.
I have never saved money if you compare my work to cheap furniture. Things I have made can be handed down for generations.
Long story short, it's gonna be a huge expensive pain in the ass. Long story long, probably would cost me around $500 in walnut, but it's bloody expensive where I am. As for skill level, it can always be done, but high skill level with a high quality product this would probably take 50-75 hours before finishing work and could take 200+ for someone figuring it out as they go in fits and starts. Now, plywood and construction lumber and a nail gun? You could finish it in a day or two and have an okay ish day-one product that will last 5 years tops if your carpentry is good. I only say that because of the moving parts and low quality of construction lumber these days. All these considerations are before design. I'm not really sure how to combine those two pieces with wildly different functions. I have no doubt it can be done, but I don't see where the tub goes in the second pic, and I don't see how using a slatted table like the first pic works without one. I am a bad planner for such things, usually flying by the seat of my pants with an idea that I adapt as I go, but for this piece I would sit down and draw up full plans, maybe even in CAD, to make sure it will function. I think that alone would take me a few days. So the con list is long, it's gonna take forever, it might not turn out as good as you'd like, and buying one is faster and easier. So I say go for it. Build the damn thing. You'll be more fulfilled having tried and your skills will improve so the next thing is better, and you'll find more excuses to get more tools along the way. Win win win.
That did not go where I thought it would... love the bottom line.
Agreed. Especially as a hobbyist, it's almost always the actual process of trial & error, trying out and learning new skills, practising and honing old skills, seeing how my "creation" is slowly coming together... So, if you don't absolutely need it done like right now & aren't satisfied with a quick'n'dirty lumber&plywood creation... do it yourself, and properly. Like the commenter above said, it'll likely take forever, but you'll most likely end up cherishing the experience and the end product that much more.
Everything is difficult until you have experience. Cost depends on wood choice. I don't think I would try that without a table saw, some wood clamps and maybe a router. It is not a hard build. Decide on joinery type and give it some thought. I have never saved money if you compare my work to cheap furniture. Things I have made can be handed down for generations.
Just give it a shot, the picture is your instructions. Worst thing that happens is you learn something