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Were buildin a 69 longbed and thinkin of puting a wood bed into it. Lets see some pics of your wood bed. My son is not sure if he wants one in the truck. Lets show him how nice they can look.......I want one................

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walnut

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My maple wood bed with storage with seven coats poly, sanded, and buffed

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Brazilian Lacewood

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man that Lacewood is SICK !!! i might have just found the wood i want to use !!

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wow, those look so dang nice.

Im always afraid of nicking them up or somthing

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Holy smokes those are outstanding.....want one even worse.....are they custom or bought as a kit then finished..i know LMC has them..but did u guys make them yourselves?

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I bought my wood rough cut, and had to machine and finish myself. The wood cost me about $600. Not Cheap. but it was worth it. IMO

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Teak. cut and finished by me.

http://www.johnnyrods.com/67truck/images/wood.jpg

http://www.johnnyrods.com/67truck/im...nishedbed2.jpg

http://www.johnnyrods.com/67truck/im...nishedbed1.jpg

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Bigsnookmaster - Would you be interested in making up another set for a nice fellow board member from TN? If so, how much?

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yikes, not hauling the wifes new fridge in the back of those..wow they are nice!

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WOW great job everyone. I cant wait till I am able to get my wood in my truck. sure gave me options and thoughts. Thank you all

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Is this Natural Oak?

Stained or not Stained?

Thanks,

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its stained, called colonial maple...
here is the natural color vs the stained
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...p/100_2543.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...p/100_0883.jpg

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Possibly, it's according to the time frame you would be looking at, there is also shipping costs, and this wood isn't real light. Send me a pm and we can talk.

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restored as original...............black

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man your bed looks super sweet, the black wood really offsets the red , nicely done

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If I go the pretty truck route,mine will be teak with polished stainless strips. If I put it together semi-rough in primer or dulled out paint I'll use weathered wood and stain it black with satin powder coated strips.

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3/4" pressure treated plywood :)

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...k/CIMG5048.jpg

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You could always do it the way GM did it!!!!

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You can have it both ways. A piece of plywood with 1X2's fastened underneath with strips of carpet attached that correspond to the skid-strips makes a good deck for hauling anything you need to.

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Anyone ever used a piece of hardwood plywood and just route out the slots for the bed strips to fit into? This seems like a cheap alternative.

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Probably too many exposed end grains, For it to last.
If your building a trailer queen, It might last.
But if your going to use it, It's too much work,
to start screwing up after 6 months to a year.

Just my .02 cents

Spike:smoke:

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Here's mine -

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I must admit! Even with all the different wood/ stain combo's
that I've seen. This is one of my favorite ones.

Spike:smoke:

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they all look great, my only question is where do you guys get the more exotic woods from. im sure they dont have them at the local home depot.

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check around to see there is usually a local sawmill that can get in exotic woods...... oh and that black bed is killer !!

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Here is my refinished, for the 3rd time. 1st layer was grey, dirt and??, 2nd layer was yellow, 3rd way the factory black.

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Here's mine - Blue stain beetle kill pine - Pelucid and Helmsman Spar Urethane -

[IMG]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...m/000_1305.JPG[/IMG]
[IMG]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...m/000_1332.JPG[/IMG]

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Mine:chevy:

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i made a thread aout this.....

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A question for you guys who painted yours: what kind of paint or stain did you use? My '67 still has the original factory paint on it (the original owner put a steel plate over it early in its life) and I'd like to touch it up or put another coat on.

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My 71 Stepside

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I actually used the same paint that I painted the truck with. I did it mostly for practical reasons - the paint will hold up longer than hte varnished/natural finishes do.

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I think starting in 68 the factory painted them body color. In 67, I think, they still painted them black. I am not sure it was even a true paint. It was like some sticky oiyl stuff that protected the wood. Maybe someone who knows for sure will chime in......Jason

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here's mine

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Mine, red oak

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One from upstate SC:

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The first one shows the real color best. stained oak. I bought the unfinished wood kit from MAR-K (www.mar-k.com)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_P...0/DSCN3789.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_P...0/DSCN3788.JPG