Lets see pics of wood beds.......

[trev1]

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................

[BIGBLU 72]

walnut

[hayhauler71]

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

[68 short step]

[bigsnookmaster]

Brazilian Lacewood

[67cheby]

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

[63chevyll]

wow, those look so dang nice.

Im always afraid of nicking them up or somthing

[trev1]

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?

[bigsnookmaster]

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

[John Fabris]

Teak. cut and finished by me.

[CC69Rat]

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

[mtdave2]

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

[Jeffs70]

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

[mrh33916]

Originally Posted by 68 short step

Is this Natural Oak?

Stained or not Stained?

Thanks,

[68 short step]

its stained, called colonial maple...
here is the natural color vs the stained

[bigsnookmaster]

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

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

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.

[stepside fan]

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

[67cheby]

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

[special-K]

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.

[Ackattack]

3/4" pressure treated plywood

[sameyrasmea72]

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

[slomotion]

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.

[67C10BUB]

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.

[spike38]

Originally Posted by 67C10BUB

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.

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

[dan42]

Here's mine -