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It's something I would love to have a crack at, just for the fun/experience. If I got a functioning set of doors out of it, then along the way I can decide how much that endeavour is worth to me with respect to both time and cash. People spend silly money on their hobbies and fun all the time. Dammit neither drinks nor smokes so has the expendable income and time to do whatever the fuck he wants. The current doors are not going to get any less fucked. And if it doesn't work out, then I imagine a lot of the timber will be able to be used for other projects. I give all my offcuts and failed things to my next door neighbour who makes the street planters and community garden compost bins round this way. Means I don't have to stare at my failures leaning limply against the garden fence. He recently got a load of pressure treated 2x4's that were my daughter's swing, which was big enough for her for exactly 3 weeks.
Also, I imagine the stress/frustration of DIY-ing these doors would be on a par with trying to get anyone else to make them anyway, the way things are going.