appearance
- Sapwood (young of the tree) white-yellowish
- Heartwood (middle) brown which darkens with time
- Straight Fibers and interlaced
- Medium to coarse grain

Main Features
- Water resistant
- Resistant to insects
- Easy to work
- Supports gluing
- Darkens with time
- Indicated outdoors: Does not require varnishing or annual treatment

mechanical characteristics
- Density: A liter of iroko wood weighs 0,675 kilograms.
- Resistance to static flexion 960 kg / cm2 - Compressive strength: 535 kg / cm2 - Resistance to parallel traction: 810 kg / cm2 - Modulus of elasticity: 107,000 kg / cm2 - Volumetric contraction coefficient 0.36 % - Relation between contractions: 1.57% - Hardness (Monnin): 3.9 semi-hard wood.

 

Lots of info thank you for that

 

Really enjoying this thread, thank you!

 

Wow! Your truck is looking great. The bed is beautiful. I bet you can't wait to start driving it around. It will get a lot of attention. Great work!

 

I just hope your truck is not so nice that your
afraid to drive her Cap. She is so lovely. Hate to
see her as just a trailer queen. Please drive the
wheels off than buy another set.

I am much more into the Monkey Face F1. But yours is
one of the few exceptions. She is so so sweet Cap.

 

greetings, thank you for your comments, I'm glad that you like. (Artic and block. I'm not clear what you say on the wheels, the truck will be driven on roads normally).
I put pictures of bed already finished:

 

Capelo,
Arctic was using American slang talk. We sometimes forget that when English is not first language that common slag is meaningless when literally translated.
"drive the wheels off..." and when done buy another set and do it again." is a slang saying.
Meaning: Enjoy driving your truck so much you wear out the tires (wheels)... When that happens buy more tires so you can repeat. He is saying do not make your truck so nice that you only look at it, because you are afraid you will damage it by driving. This type truck we call a "trailer queen" because it sits (is transported) on a trailer, like a queen on a throne, to move it instead of driving it.

 

Hola Capelo,
Arctic Y Block - El vive en Alaska en el Artico. Y block es un tipo de motor antigua. Por eso no es Arctic and Block - es Un Y motor que vive en el Artico (Alaska).

Monkey Face - Es un idioma por nuestros camionetas desde 1948 - 1952.
El tipo como la camioneta de mia.

Trailer Queen - Es un otra argot o idioma por camionetas que vive en su garaje. Tengo un amigo que tiene solamente 300 millas en su camioneta despues de 5 anos.

Arctic Y block le gusta su camioneta pero tiene miedo que es demasiado buenisimo si me intiendes.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1

Arctic Y Block lives in Alaska in the Arctic. Y block is a type of older engine. His name means a Y block that lives in the Arctic.
Monkey Face is slang for the trucks rom 1948 - 1952 similar to mine.
Trailer Queen is a truck that lives in the garage. I have a friend who has a truck with just 300 miles after 5 years.
Arctic Y Block likes your truck but is worried that it may be too nice if you understand me.

 

Black is beautiful as long as it belongs to someone else! Loooking Goood! in my best Freddy Prince voice. Jag

 

ok, thanks for your clarification, something had understood. It cost me get her out of there the first few days and I'll have fear of scratching or scratched me, but my intention is to enjoy it conducting Here, I hope burn many wheels

 

Hello today I've taken for a ride

 

Fantastic! That's a great looking truck.

 

Great looking truck!! So how does it drive?

 

Very nice

 

Fantastic, what a thrill that must have been, the first drive after a great rebuild,