Well, dang...just reread the original article and you’re both right...$1200, less than it cost Powell to produce it.
Missing commas can be devastating.
It is hard to tell from the picture what he is adding versus
what is normally there. You’re right he claims it cost him more than 1200.00 a unit to make, but for what? If it is just the wood additions shown I see a couple hundred bucks tops.