68 Chevy C10 Stepside

[feliciag]

Hi, new here. I'm from Louisiana. I have a 68 Chevy C10 Stepside. I'm currently working on the wood bed. The guy who had the truck before me put ......pine, tongue in groove paneling, yes, you read correctly...for the bed. Until I can get the correct kit, the right wood & silver strips, I'm sprucing up this one, so I'm posting pics from beginning to mid-project. Hope y'all like it. I decided to do something a lil different. I use to work on furniture, so I applied some of my skills to the wood bed. Sanded it completely, stained it with a shade of chestnut, now I'm making the outer part of each board darker, fading into the lighter center. After that's thru, I'm putting spar urethane on it to protect it. Any comments?