Flooring for Bed
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From: ishpeming usa
I've got 10 pieces of White Ash on order;This is the same wood ole Henry used on woodies and was manufactured about 50 miles away fom me. I love the grain in this stuff and it has a lot of Yooper history 
Being different
is what makes this hobby so interesting.
Later...Randy
Being differentis what makes this hobby so interesting.
Later...Randy
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From: Michigan
sgtrwg: I was at that show, won a trophy, too, but don't remember that truck...and I probably was looking right at it
! BTW I sent you an email...drop by for some coffee
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Delzell: I like the idea of marine grade tung oil; glad you mentioned that
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ratt: white ash is a good tough wood...baseball bats and shovel handles you know. Thought about it but it looks a lot like oak. I may think twice one day, though, ash is becoming extinct in Michigan because of emerald ash borer
...big, BIG problem.
Chris & Jag: Of course you don't have to use wood...I've seen plexiglas, steel, plywood, carpeting, rubber, checkered plate...you name it...whatever you like
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! BTW I sent you an email...drop by for some coffee ...Delzell: I like the idea of marine grade tung oil; glad you mentioned that
.ratt: white ash is a good tough wood...baseball bats and shovel handles you know. Thought about it but it looks a lot like oak. I may think twice one day, though, ash is becoming extinct in Michigan because of emerald ash borer
...big, BIG problem.Chris & Jag: Of course you don't have to use wood...I've seen plexiglas, steel, plywood, carpeting, rubber, checkered plate...you name it...whatever you like
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Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Dryden, Ontario
How about some of that new composite decking? 
Ha... to be different, have something that could be used in a work truck, it seemed like a good idea when I looked at it this summer. The only problem, it was going to cost about 6x as much as the Birch planks I bought.
The only thing I would worry about putting the wood sideways, is the support beams underneath the bed. They run lengthwise right now do they not. If the wood went sideways, you might have to modify some supports???
Ha... to be different, have something that could be used in a work truck, it seemed like a good idea when I looked at it this summer. The only problem, it was going to cost about 6x as much as the Birch planks I bought.
The only thing I would worry about putting the wood sideways, is the support beams underneath the bed. They run lengthwise right now do they not. If the wood went sideways, you might have to modify some supports???
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From: Durham NC
wood expands across the grain, so you need to leave a lot of expansion room if you install it across the bed. Locking it's movement by attaching it tightly to a plywood subfloor will only result in buckling and/or splitting depending on the temp and humidity when you put it in. I personally think you're going to be creating a maintainance/appearance nightmare for yourself.
Chuck (who has a MS in jewelry design with a wood design minor)
Chuck (who has a MS in jewelry design with a wood design minor)
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From: Durham NC
Here's an idea: Find out where they are renovating a bowling alley and buy a section of lane. The wood is layed with the expansion direction up and down rather than across. You'd need to seal the cut ends extremely well, possibly using some of the thinner than water epoxy designed for repairing dryrotting wood on houses. It'd be really cool to get the section with the aiming arrows on it and put them right in the center of the bed!
