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bed wood sizes
I know that I have seen it before but now I just can't find it. does anyone have the widths of the wood bed floor for a step side long bed.
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Re: bed wood sizes
This is what I'm thinking but I know some beds have different sizes of boards so just trying to decide all roughly the same size or different widths.
Pictures of a stock bed or what you have done would be great
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Re: bed wood sizes
GMCPauls has the diagrams... Or you can make your own spacing to reduce number, etc. and redrill the cross sills.
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Re: bed wood sizes
Here is a pfd from Mar-k on grooving the boards to fit the strips if you do your own boards.
Lots of runs through the table saw with the blade set just so. http://www.mar-k.com/catalog/pdf/ins...ood_boards.pdf Here is the GM Paul's link http://www.gmcpauls.com/47-72_BedWood_Info.htm Both worth saving if you are doing your own wood.
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Re: bed wood sizes
finding that many nice knot free wide boards may be difficult
i used the same length bedwood, since trex only comes in 5.1'' width i added one bed strip for a total of 9 ''boards'' and 8 strips ![]() ![]() since i painted my strips i also cut them a little deeper than factory normally the strip are above the wood ![]() 2 passes on the table saw for each side ![]()
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