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Gorgeous Bed wood
I was lucky enough to get 2 sets of Gorgeous short bed wood .Black Walnut and a set of Ash from GR868 I can't wait to get it all finished and installed . Check out what he's offering , You can't ask for a better guy to deal with .
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Are you gonna alternate them? Or are you doing two trucks?
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Beautiful Wood! I was going to have a friend get me some exotic wood and cut it to fit.
Bill
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
These are for 2 different 67 trucks , I've got a few 67 short bed builders still left in the barn . I started buying them BEFORE they went to crazy prices .
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
If my dad hadn't of made a bed out of 1/8" steel I would put in a nice wood bed.
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
That's some nice looking wood Grumpy.
Mine is Carolina Ash done in a Minwax Medium Oak stain with 4 Coats of Marine Spar Varnish, sanded between each coat. I went with the Ash because it's a Very durable, solid wood.
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Thanks Grumpy, thiss is coming from a man that can make a canvas tarp look like art work
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That is beautiful Gary, Ash has been one of the hot sellers for us. And you are correct it is very durable with beautiful character and grain
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Thank you Larry. Not trying to step on Grumps thread, just thought I'd show what Ash looks like once finished. I could've bought any kind of wood, but after much looking around and research I choose the Ash. If I had a light color truck I would have gone with a Walnut or other dark wood.
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Not stepping on no toes here, thanks for posting. I just noticed your bed is done with all the same width boards and the wheel well flange is hidden. That is a sweet customization
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Well, I can't take credit for it, it's a Bruce Horkey "Show Deck". I did the finishing, but they did the cutting.
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Man when I see that it make me envious. That is some true craftsmanship in the finished product there.
Yet then again I am a daily driver kind of guy and get full use of my hard working truck. If I had the money and time I would use that wood bed and make it work instead of it being a work of art and craftsmanship. |
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Looks awesome. My friend who did mine is talking about wanting to do another... might be an opportunity for someone...
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My walnut bed floor
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Re: Gorgeous Bed wood
Those are really nice, two of my favorite woods to work with. Both smell very nice. Iroko on the other hand makes me break out in a rash as if I rolled in poison oak... its bad.
I need to do a floor for a friends 65 will probably be either oak or ash depending on which is cheaper. |
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