LOL As big as some of the Corn gets around here that might be an option

 

Will be interesting to see the grain pattern...lol

 

Indy, good old PA hardwood! It looks real nice! You're coming along nicely.

 

Great looking bed wood. What do you plan to do about a sealer/finish - poly, marine urethane, anything on the hard hickory? My bed woods over the years have held up fairly well, but the sealer/finish has been a problem at times.

 

I can truly appreciate quality wood, and your appreciation of it as you lovingly prepared it for use in your truck. The following is in no way intended to relate to your truck, or the use of the beautiful wood you were blessed to get. The lumber industry is and has always been a necessary resource and has thankfully evolved into a sustainable business producing a sustainable product. But it was not always been so. In California it didn't take long for the lumber barons to just about wipe out the great stands of old growth Sequoia Redwood that had been growing since the time of Christ. Luckily the remaining Sequoia Redwoods are now protected for generations to come to enjoy. Here is just a pic of the time when nobody thought we could ever use them all up. Our generation has realized just how wonderful this old lumber was with its tight ring structure only possible with years and years of maturity. And we are now treasuring the old wood and treasuring and repurposing it when an old building or barn is de constructed. You just cant get wood of that quality in 30 years like much of the wood sold in lumber yards these days. I realize this is off topic and did not mean to hijack this great thread, but I was inspired by the love and consciousness that went into the use of this wonderful wood in this beautiful truck.

 

Actually I plan on using pure Tung Oil to protect the wood.

https://www.realmilkpaint.com/shop/o...ung-chinawood/

 

Looks great! We still can get Hickory around here. Pecan and Hickory look almost identical, a mill near Houston told me that they can only tell by the bark. Once they mill it even they can't tell the difference.

 

Very nice!!! I am in the process of refinishing the wood in my bed as well. Man-o-man, there sure was a lot of bolts to remove!

 

Ditto on the tung oil.
Hickory is a pretty wood. Our kitchen cabinets are hickory

 

And maybe consider salvaged wood from old buildings if you don't mind a few rusty nail holes or knots. This wood from my old barn that a tree had a disagreement with.

 

Drewski, that is gorgeous. I love the ribs. Now that is how to make a wood bed!

 

I agree, Drewski your bed is a work of art, absolutely gorgeous.

 

The wood police batons were made of second growth Hickory.

 

Police aren't allowed to use those anymore. They might hurt the criminals

Another use for Hickory:
https://www.google.com/search?q=hick...utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

Now that is art work!!