how to fake your wood

[69chevytrucker]

this is how i make cheap pine look a lot like oak for the bed of your truck
i hope you like
first stain pine with gloss black stain

[69chevytrucker]

then sand some off and wipe with wet sponge

[69chevytrucker]

then stain with red oak stain







later i will clear coat many time and then i have a cheap but i think very nice bedwood

[67_C-30]

Looks good!

[DreamRyder1963]

Looks slick!

[69chevytrucker]

here are some of it sat in the truck the last one really give it the old wood look

[Cape Codder]

Old boaters trick is to soak the inside of a boat with linseed oil, It darkens up with time and looks old but while being preserved it will not scratch or chip as it is in he wood not on it like clear.

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by Cape Codder

Old boaters trick is to soak the inside of a boat with linseed oil, It darkens up with time and looks old but while being preserved it will not scratch or chip as it is in he wood not on it like clear.

ya my uncle is a boat builder on the east coast he showed me this trick it really ages the wood even if it is just cheat pine , i know your trick too i like that too

[69chevytrucker]

my main reason for doing it is because i am painting the truck black and i wanted the wood to match but not be like black paint i wanted it like black wood

[jondancer]

Looks like pine painted black

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by jondancer

Looks like pine painted black

shows what you know if you dont have anything good to say go pound sand

[BC10]

Nice! I like it. What stain did you use?

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by BC10

Nice! I like it. What stain did you use?

For the black i used gloss black polyurathane 2in 1 stain and the minwax red oak after my son sanded it the pic really doesnt show the detail that came out if you try it you will be amazed how neat it looks

[Tinkermc]

nice of you to share.

[CC69Rat]

Just curious if you put anything on it to protect it from the elements? Even some Satin SPAR varnish might help it keep this look for much longer than without it. I'm thinking you might see a little snow in Canada?

[tony58]

I'm not a wood expert by any means. Why the black? I can't say I have seen oak that is black.

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by tony58

I'm not a wood expert by any means. Why the black? I can't say I have seen oak that is black.

just to darken the grain in the wood wasn't really going for oak as per say but more so for a old wood look when oak is left out in the weather it get pretty dark just looking to do something differant going to coat it in lacquer today will post later

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

Just curious if you put anything on it to protect it from the elements? Even some Satin SPAR varnish might help it keep this look for much longer than without it. I'm thinking you might see a little snow in Canada?

Lol good call i went and put some clear gloss spar varnish on it today

[oldcane]

I can't really say it looks like oak. I only know a few types of wood; new, rotted, fire, and too expensive. But I do like the way it looks.

[DT1]

That's actually a very nice look. A while back I discovered that you can make Poplar look almost exactly like oak for a fraction of the cost. I did this with a couple of custom picture frames I made. I didn't want to shell out the money for real oak so I settled for Poplar. I just stained it with red oak stain and I was very surprised. Most of the people that have seen them think they are oak until I tell them differently. Probably not much help if you desire the "Worn in" sort of look. I think the way you did yours will go nicely with the paint.

[69chevytrucker]

i took a few more pics of the bed being test fit









hope you like

[oldcane]

Too bad you aren't closer. I have a bunch of oak. Some is weathered and some is still clean. Some was fencing and some was in the barn for stalls. I've since torn them down. I'm thinking of using some in my bed but I'm no wood worker. I'll need somebody to do the notching and planing.

So are you notching or just laying the strips over the boards?

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by oldcane

Too bad you aren't closer. I have a bunch of oak. Some is weathered and some is still clean. Some was fencing and some was in the barn for stalls. I've since torn them down. I'm thinking of using some in my bed but I'm no wood worker. I'll need somebody to do the notching and planing.

So are you notching or just laying the strips over the boards?

laying over i plan to use truck as a daily driver and i want the strips high so i can lay sheet of plywood over if i need to put something in the back