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Old October 27th, 2014, 06:50 PM
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Default Re: Bed Wood

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Originally Posted by Clarke View Post
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.
Looks great! Yes, when I saw the length was 97 inches instead of 96 (8ft); I am thinking "really???"

Thanks for all of the details!
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