New old wood for the bed of a 28 pick up

[triple mike]

What a score on the new old wood for the bed of the model A. Got it from our neighborhood lumber yard that has gone out of business due to the man (home depot and Lowes). This lumber yard is circa 1905, the wood was part of the outside storage racks that they just tour down, the guy in the yard handed it to me through a locked fence and said to keep it on the QT. My guess is the wood is not as old as 1905, but close to that time. Because I could only get 2” x 10” boards, I had to rip them down to fit my needs. The wood in the bed requires a thickness of 13/16”, not a easy find at any lumber yard. The second best part of this adventure was the guy in the yard would not take any money only a promise of a ride in the Model A when it’s done. Used about half of the original carriage bolts (42 in total) were rusty but will hold for another 10 years. At this point in this project the Model A is ready for work.

[Russell in Tulsa]

good find....thanks for posting.

[C26Pinelake]

Buy the guy a gift card, he can't say no ! Wayne

[Brentwood Bob]

good on you. the donor should get a free lunch.
Bob

[Rowdy]

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Looks GREAT. Nice score for sure. I was able to find some old growth Maple for the floor for the Delivery, but not enough for the whole floor yet. Will be scouring a few farms I know of that has old buildings with lumber stored in them hope to find a few pieces of old growth Maple in one of them to match the tight graining of what I found so far. Still need the thickness of the boards to see if I need them surface planed. Rod

[ronn]

nice ride...........................!