Walk through wood trim strip dimensions needed

campingbox

Hello,
I need the dimensions for this piece of wood.

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I'm working on a '63, not sure if they are all the same.

Tia

EverettB · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 5:09 pm Post subject:

On that same topic, if anyone has an original and knows wood, I'd be interested to know if it's made of ash or another wood.
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easy e · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:54 pm Post subject:

The widely spaced grain seems to indicate a soft wood, i.e. spruce, pine, fir.
Hard wood generally has a tight grain.
It looks soft to me.

Here's some Doug Fir:

Here's a rift sawn ash:

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RMinNC · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:07 pm Post subject:

Just measured the original piece in my 66:
Length - Just barely under 27 1/4" long.
Width - just under 11/16", closer to 21/32"
Mine has a beveled edge on the side facing away from the spare tire well.
Width to bevel - just under 8/16" (tapers the final ~3/16 to the base)
Height (thickness) - 1/4"
Sorry for not being able to measure in metric, which I am sure would be more exact.

The wood is extremely soft. Nothing I can add to what easy e stated on that.

campingbox · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:48 am Post subject:

Excellent. Thank you. I'll get busy chopping one out.


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