Kicked out of a cabinet shop in Portland for asking about dovetails

Went to this custom shop in SE Portland last month, nice place with a big CNC setup. Asked the lead guy if he ever hand cuts dovetails on the fancy jobs and he basically told me to leave if I was gonna waste his time. Look man, I get production is king but if you're charging $8k for a kitchen set, shouldn't there be some hand fit work in there? Anyone else feel like shops are losing the old school touch or am I just being too picky?

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phoenixp3016d agoTop Commenter

Call him on his bullshit and ask what exactly makes an $8k kitchen worth it if theyre just running everything through a CNC? Like is the wood selection that premium or are they charging for labor they're not actually doing? I'd want to know what percentage of their builds actually get hand fitted before I dropped that kind of cash.

avery72116d ago

Right, because nothing says "craftsmanship" like pressing a button and walking away for a coffee break.