Wood work
Well, had a day to get some of the trim work done. A friend of a friend planed the wood down to 3/16" and that gave me a good base to fine tune the wood. I was able to template the glove box and ashtray and transfer that to the curly maple. Today I cut, shaped and sanded the wood to a thickness I liked. A few woodworkers I know recommended Watco Danish oil as the finish.
I did some tests and determined that a combo of two oils in several coats got me the look I wanted.
This is the initial coat with just golden oak. As I had hoped, the grain popped right out with some color.
I next added a few coats of the light walnut. This deepened the grain and richened the color. It will match the interior accents and be slightly lighter than the truck's paint.
In three days I will coat with bar top epoxy to give it a smooth glassy hard finish.