[Minkota]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

It's really looking like the yellow pine to me. Mine has taken on the same dark patina.

Piece of advise. Fill the cracks, or they will continue to open. I mix sawdust with my tung oil to fill the cracks before I oil. My wood stopped moving around on me now. If it lives outside, you need to keep an eye on the cracks.


j

I started to do the same as you with saw dust but decided I like the character the cracks give it. i felt the cracked wood matched more with the rest of the truck. I didnt want a perfect looking bed since the rest of the truck is not perfect (trying to avoid the marble floors in a mobile home kind of look lol). i did put as much oil on the bottom as on the top to try and extend whatever time it will have.