Your favorite wood bed - with black bed only

[gnstalodz]

I'm so stuck and I've looked at so many threads and wood colors I'm lost.

I'll be using rhino liner on the bed walls and the metal rails. So I need a wood that works well with it. I'm also thinking about making a wood railing for the step side. What you got? I want to work on it later this week. Any dark red maybe?

[gnstalodz]

http://www.bobschevytrucks.com/1947-...ood-1-ton.html

winning so far

[bigsnookmaster]

Here's my Lacewood floor:

[rsavage]

Bigsnoockmaster - that bed is stunning. Never heard of Lacewood. Where does it come from and where did you buy it?

[bigsnookmaster]

Its a Brazilian hardwood. I bought it local, rough cut, and machined and finished it myself. Some hardwood wholesalers have it. Thanks

[sleepingbag]

Wow, that bed is something special!

[mpauly]

Here's a sample gallery I found online:

http://bedwoodandparts.com/g-1332-be...k-gallery.html

I'm a hobby woodworker and have always been fond of the look of curly/flame/tiger maple, birch and cherry. They machine well, are fairly stable and finished right, the stripped patterning can really pop. I suggest only buying kiln dried lumber as air dried will often rehydrate outside and begin to move on you.

If you're bed will see weather, and you're interested in a reddish color, padauk has great characteristics. Mahagony would also be a great choice, but it is quite a bit softer.

Michael

[Shane]

bigsnook ... that bed is awesome man!

[tantrumpipeline]

The lacewood is one of the nicest beds I've ever seen, great work.

[gnstalodz]

bump

[68 short step]

[Clyde65]

Red Oak

[gnstalodz]

Budget has hit me... seems ill be going to home depot or somewhere cheap and getting the cheapest wood... Oak?

[rich67]

am currently dryin quite a bit of walnut. bought a self feed planer/moulder few years back. the plan is to do up some walnut bed kits. also have a bunch of red oak. be fall before i have any done at least. but that lacewood looks awesome! you did a bang up job! ill be postin some of those kits next year got to get my ducks in a row first. rich

[ivanuf2]

Here is mine, the wood was treated with POR-15 and is sealed against moisture.

[LEEVON]

Originally Posted by ivanuf2

Here is mine, the wood was treated with POR-15 and is sealed against moisture.

I like that!

[mcmlxix]

for a black bed ... I think I remember somone using ash and staining it in gray....

[67cheby]

Originally Posted by gnstalodz

Budget has hit me... seems ill be going to home depot or somewhere cheap and getting the cheapest wood... Oak?

price a local sawmill before you buy from Home Depot or Lowes, i have found that they are usually alot cheaper than the big stores