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08-05-2010, 04:47 PM
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Bowtie in the bed?
I am thinking about putting this in the bed. I may route around a pattern and stain it darker that the rest of the wood. What do you think?
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08-05-2010, 04:51 PM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
awssome idea... makes me wish i still had my wooden bed... are thinking of filling in the emblem or just an outline... im thinking just an outline will look mean...
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08-05-2010, 05:26 PM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
I just saw you are in Amarillo, I used to live there and still have family there.
By the way, that is where I bought my 1965 truck in 1995, and it has the Plains Chevrolet letters on it just like yours, small world eh? 
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08-05-2010, 06:41 PM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
ed70, I'm thinking just the outline in orange. Maybe 1/2 wide and 1/16" deep. I may use white oak with a clear finish. The truck will be orange and white.
1999corvette, It is a small world, I used to live in Mesa when I was a kid. I have family in Tucson and Scottsdale. This is a great area to buy old trucks. Not too much rust. I bought mine in Sunray. It has been there and eastern NM for the last 46 years. Plains chevy is still in business.
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08-05-2010, 06:51 PM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
I like your thinking but sometimes less is more... And, this would definitely be a lot more work, but what about a bunch of smaller bowties along the length of each board as opposed to one large one. It would be a little more subtle and the bed strips wouldn't interfere with the logo. Just an idea???
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08-05-2010, 07:28 PM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
i like the idea of staining the wood darker as the outline.. (light stain with dark stain bowtie) would look subtile and the trim interfering i think would look good... but its up to you good idea regaurdless i say go for it and post pics...
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08-06-2010, 08:08 AM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
Having all the bed strips making it look cluttered or busy is a concern. Maybe some small bowties that are routed in with slightly darker stain or no different color would be the way to go. Thanks for the input.
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08-06-2010, 09:48 PM
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Re: Bowtie in the bed?
no prob...
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