I cut a few cabinets in the past, but it has been a while since I cut much. I have the website
www.classicarcadecabinets.com.
Materials have gone way up in costs. You may be looking at $500+ just in good materials for larger cabinets, before labor. Everyone wants new cabinets with master craftsmanship, but wants to pay used empty cabinet prices.
I just did another Reactor cabinet for myself. It is a smaller cab, but was still 3 sheets of baltic birch (@$118 a sheet), $40+ material for blocking, wood glue, screws, HVLP paint and primer ($60) and two sheets of laminate at $90 a sheet. I am into it $600+ before t-molding. And this is before the time spent, the CNC in the garage, or any of the other tools involved.
I know I can get cheaper materials and cheaper finishes, but materials impact the final product..... And it doesn't make sense when you drop a few hundred dollars on artwork.
Unless it is a unique cabinet (Wacko, DoT, DL, etc....) it is not worth building it from scratch.
At the moment I only cut for locals (Fredericksburg VA), and most of the time I will cut 3, one for myself, one for the person wanting it, and one for trade bait down the road.
Unless you love to build cabinets, build cabinets with miserable materials,or sell them close to $1k, it is not worth being a builder at the moment.
Brian