With the nice weather we have been having I was able to do some more work on my truck bed. Last fall I brought back from PA some rough sawn Hickory that was milled from a tree on our property. Before it got cold I was able to get it all cut and planed to size.


Yesterday I made all the rabbet cuts and got it all laid out in the with the strips partially installed.


I really like the look of the wood.

 

That looks good and as hard as hickory is it should take a beating for a long time. Progress is always good.

 

 

Nice wood grain, it's going to look even better once the finish is on..

 

Beautiful! I love the grain character in that wood.

 

Nice stuff!

Later!
Mr. Ed

 

Hickory? You found a decent Hickory tree? Not really many of them around any more. Half a dozen different diseases have had their way with them, over the past 100 or so years. My neighbor had an old Hickory, in his yard, when I was young.
I think you have made fitting use of the trees wood.

 

Looks good!! I really like the color, it has a "used" look to it. Very nice.

 

Looks great. You gotta love the wood beds.

 

Ooh nice hardwood, and the fact that it was from your property , and finished it yourself, really makes it special. Add the that the truck belonged to your Grandfather, wow that's one very special truck. I'm no expert on wood, but I bet with proper care it will probably outlast most of us. Nice job!

 

Nice indeed! That's a wood that I have yet to see used in a truck bed, well done.

 

Thanks everyone!.

I was going to use Black Locust...another hard wood, but when I found out my dad had this available, I couldn't resist.

 

Nice bed. Maybe you can help me remember the other use for hickory. I know ash was baseball bats but what was hickory. Was it banjo pots and ax handles?

 

That's Beautiful! Where do I put my order in? I need 9 footers for my Express bed. When I get to that point I hope to find locally milled lumber. We don't have Hickory......and yes we do have trees in Nebraska! LOL

 

Milled corn wood...?