Buy a Wood Bed Kit or Make one

[DPowers]

Originally Posted by austex66

I am also contimplating going the diy route. Would cedar hold up well?

Some mesquite would look killer. I am going to do mine in cherry- I already have the wood cut and kerfed. If you wanted some durability- try some locust.

[72freak]

Another reason mine was costly was It was a Longhorn bed.

[JRBECK64]

Has anyone used a Mar-K bed wood kit? I found it online and they are out of Oklahoma. I can get a Red Oak Bed kit for $399 and when you consider its a shortwide thats probably not to bad. The boards are planed, sanded and all the holes are already drilled to mount to the bed. Just wondering about the quality of their product. Pictures are one thing and what you get sometimes dont look like the pictures.
JRBECK64

[72freak]

Originally Posted by JRBECK64

Has anyone used a Mar-K bed wood kit? I found it online and they are out of Oklahoma. I can get a Red Oak Bed kit for $399 and when you consider its a shortwide thats probably not to bad. The boards are planed, sanded and all the holes are already drilled to mount to the bed. Just wondering about the quality of their product. Pictures are one thing and what you get sometimes dont look like the pictures.
JRBECK64

They normally have a fair price with nice quality and now and again they offer free shipping on all kits except Longhorns.

[TR65]

I used the Mar-K oak bed kit with hardware and strips. They are a first rate company. No complaints here. Everything fit perfectly.

Keep in mind that even with the pre-drilled kits you have to drill the holes around the edges to match your trucks hole locations. You can buy a nice Forstner bit at home depot to make nice clean holes.

TR