Re: Bed Wood
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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