I actually know something about this one...yay! I am a former employee of the
Load King Trailer Co who makes gooseneck and flatbed trailers for heavy
construction equipment. Back when I was working there, we used keruing for the
deck wood. We'd get it from a supplier in the Phillipines. The wood weathers
very well. Here's a good link if you're interested:
http://www.mtc.com.my/publication/library/mt100/medium/keruing.htm
-Lee
OlHic@aol.com wrote:
> Kerewing? im a woodworker also and thats a first to me. is it hard to
> find?ill be doing the 9' bed on my 51 3800 soon and may try it. i have some
> beautiful cypress here now, thought of using it, but would be interested in
> seeing this 'kerewing' Also, all the bed wood ive seen advertised has a
> rabbet in it, looks to be 1/2 ' or so. on my 3800 the wood had no rabbet,
> only a small groove that the rails sat in. is this normal ? the wood looked
> original (pine)
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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