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The planer is from the 50's, was marked USMC, so it goes with the rest of the stuff.

Joel, finished the locust boards today. I'm not terribly proud over the job, there are too many defects in the wood, locust is hard find without them, but I''ll look for replacements at a different sawmill from now until the boards are delivered.

Don't know why I'm taking so long to finish this job. Anyway, Joel, your boards were planed today. Next, I'll rip them to required widths and finally the edges get routed for the metal strips. I'm leaving the top rough sawed for a good walking surface. It's hard to find locust that's good to a...

Guys, there is no drilling in the wood. The locust (which is one of the hardest woods in America, btw) is routed and held in place by the metal strips. This allows for some movement of the wood. The original M756 pipeline truck bed was made with red oak based on a surviving sample I have. I'm...

Joel, getting ready to drill some strips. I see. The original screws were slotted flat head fine thread w/washer and nut. I used Philips head, course thread, 2-1/2 inch 5/16 dia SS screw with nylon insert nuts and split ring lock washers to follow the movement of the wood. Got them from...