John Fry
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Here is the construction log for the 27 "T" flamed bed.
You can see the finished truck pix here;
'27 Model "T" pickup is done
I started the wooden bed by hauling the unfinished metal bed to my shop.
I dry fitted the five select white maple boards to the body and measured out the necessary rabbets to accommodate the stainless steel runners and the underlay of the two outer boards.
After cutting all the rabbets and setting the expansion gaps. I laid the assembly out on the bench and took measurements so we could draw up the flame patterns.
The flames were drawn out on wide velum by the client’s artist friend and I lined everything up on the bench again, taped it all down to transfer the design. Using large pieces of carbon paper that I had to move around, I carefully transferred the pattern to the wood.
Here is the layout after the carbon transfer.
I made two large acrylic router bases to ride on a pair of outside guide rails to provide a consistent depth of cut. I set up two routers with flat bottom cleaning bits, one was a large ¾” diameter and one was a smaller ¼” diameter. I would hog out the big spaces with the big bit, and then use the smaller bit for getting close to the lines. They were routed at about 3/16” deep.
This is what each board looked like after using a chisel to clean out the points and tips of the flames and then a bit of sanding to smooth the bottom of the recess where needed.
The flames are airbrushed and we set it up on the bench with the gas tank to see what it looked like.
And of course, the finished and installed bed in the truck.
Thanks for looking.
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John
Chisel And Bit
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K. L, McReynolds
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I have a question.
Is there anything you cannot do to/with wood?
I cannot think of anything. 
Have done a leetle bit of what you did. That is awesome. 
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bluesmanmatt
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Exactly how did you transfer the pattern from the vellum paper to the wood?
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John Fry
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bluesmanmatt said:
Exactly how did you transfer the pattern from the vellum paper to the wood?
From just after the pic with the vellum;
The flames were drawn out on wide velum by the client’s artist friend and I lined everything up on the bench again, taped it all down to transfer the design. Using large pieces of carbon paper that I had to move around, I carefully transferred the pattern to the wood.
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John
Chisel And Bit
Custom Crafted Furniture
www.chiselandbit.com
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bluesmanmatt
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Apparently I don't know how carbon paper works.
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RokJok
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Impressive work, John!! Thank you (yet again) for documenting your work steps & processes then posting them up here for us to see.
That first picture of the rusty old bed and the picture of the finished project disproves that old saying about a silk purse and a sow's ear. 
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Steve N
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John now I`m cornfused, don`t worry it`s a semi permanent state with me. Looking at the finished pics of the truck bed it looks like the flames are level with the Maple. Seeing the tutorial you state routed out to 3/16, then the flames are airbrushed on. Which makes a 3/16th depression where the flames are? Correct?
The finished pic looks like the bed is flat, like you`ve filled in the routed recess with colored epoxy or something. Just an optical illusion?
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John Fry
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bluesmanmatt said:
Apparently I don't know how carbon paper works.
You young'uns never used an old typewriter huh?
Carbon paper is smooth on one side and black and inky on the other. You place it under the original drawing with the carbon side down and trace over the top drawing and the pressure transfers the black onto the wood.
Used in typing to make a duplicate... ie "carbon copy".
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John
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John Fry
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Steve N said:
The finished pic looks like the bed is flat, like you`ve filled in the routed recess with colored epoxy or something. Just an optical illusion?
No, that's prolly just the camera shot. They are in fact, still recessed. If you look closely you can see the shadow lines at the big curved edges of the flames.
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John
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Sawdustd
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John - Such a craftsman you are. Beautiful to say the least. Carbon paper. Hmmmmm. Days of yore! Been replaced in todays world by copy machines. I went looking for a packet of carbon paper last month and the young sales person had no clue of what I was talking about. 
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