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Originally Posted by Clarke
I don't remember the measurements, except I remember the boards are longer than 8', so I had to buy 10' boards. I think they were one inch over 8'? I measured the orig boards and duplicated the dado/shallow rabbit. I used white oak and I put Thompson water seal on mine every year. It's four years old and it's not uncommon for it to sit outside.
I painted the inside of the bed and the metal rails with bedliner paint, and installed stainless hardware.
I still use it as a truck... I can easily patch paint the bedliner paint and it doesn't look like it was patched. I carry a tarp behind the seat to help protect the wood.
If I attached the picture correctly, there should be a picture attached that I took last month for insurance.
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I like the painted inside there Clarke. I might do that with Cecilia once I get her bed back to good.
Oh, and Aphaynes here's some stuff I found that I might use to treat my oak boards. I don't know that I'd bother with some exotic boards because you know they used pine from the factory and it lasted about 40 years in a working environment.
http://www.amazon.com/System-Starter...A1ZQ4RBIUH3AMZ
It cures clear and is for marine use. Tough stuff, supposedly.