I just didnt want to present DWS's offer out there without his permission. If he is interested in making a batch then I am more than willing to pony up a bit of cash to have one made by him, unfinished of course so I can do my thing to it. I see ones on Ebay with the border selling in the $85-$135 range powdercoated/polished/whatever other kind of finish can be offered, so I would have no problem paying somewhere in that range for one that I really want.
DWS, if you want to do a bit of leg work and possibly work up a batch of these to offer up to the crossfire community I will definitely commit to one. It should be quite simple, I had thought of just making up a quick wood form and using that to form all the edges, but I simply dont have a ton of time right now. If you dont want to take on that endeavor I wont be upset one bit. Being that we are on opposite sides of the country it probably wouldnt make a lot of sense for me to buy the material and ship it over to you to have you shape up, then have you ship it back to me, so having you source the material as well would be the smart option.
Let me know and I will do what I can from my end....