Dimensional correctness means the design is sized exactly right. In this case, the flag has to match the bed’s shape so it doesn’t look stretched or off-center.
A long bed is just a pickup truck with a longer cargo area. When you customize the bed, the length changes where things can fit and how accurately designs can be sized.
Fitment is how well a custom part lines up with the truck. If the fitment is precise, it looks right and installs without a bunch of extra adjustments.
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Bedwood
Bedwood makes a truck-bed accessory that gives you a wood look. Instead of replacing the whole bed, it’s designed to go on top of what you already have.
A “retro liner” is an insert you put into your truck bed to make it look like wood. It sits on top of the metal bed, so you don’t have to replace the whole bed.
A “body warranty” is the truck’s coverage for parts of the body. The installer wanted a solution that doesn’t require drilling, because drilling can create problems with warranty coverage.
“No drilling” means you don’t have to drill holes into the truck bed to install the product. That matters because it’s easier to install and remove, and it can help avoid warranty issues.
OEMs are the companies that make the truck originally. Here, the point is that the product was designed to work with the truck in a way that doesn’t require drilling and doesn’t mess with the warranty.
A truck bed is the open box area where you haul things. Here they’re explaining how their wood lining fits inside that box and whether it reduces the usable space.
Laser scanning is like using a laser to map the truck bed’s shape very precisely. That helps the wood pieces fit the bed better instead of being close-but-not-perfect.
The tailgate is the back door of a pickup bed that you lower to load and unload. They’re saying their wood trim is designed to look right even when the tailgate is down.
Satin is a paint finish that isn’t shiny like gloss, but also isn’t completely flat. It makes the truck look more subdued and different in how it catches light.
“Phantom” is the name of a particular gray coating/paint finish they offer. The idea is that it looks like a retro/aged style but is still meant to last.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a very high-end luxury car made for comfort and a quiet, smooth ride. People often talk about it because it can be customized, including exterior finishes like the gray color mentioned in your context. It’s designed more for luxury than for sporty driving.
Term
ranch arrows
“Ranch arrows” sounds like a named custom style or trim option for an El Camino. The way it’s discussed suggests it’s something enthusiasts recognize as a specific look.
“SS” usually means “Super Sport.” It’s a name brands use for a sportier, higher-spec version of a car, often with better performance and nicer looks.
Term
327
“327” is shorthand for a specific V8 engine size used by Chevrolet. It’s a performance-era engine that people recognize and often seek out in classic cars.
A “four-speed” refers to a manual transmission with four forward gears. In muscle-era cars, the number of gears matters for how the engine runs at highway speed and how the car accelerates through the gears.
“Black limba” is a wood used for decorative parts inside a vehicle. People pick it because it has a dark color and a nice grain for a classic-style finish.
Hidden headlights are headlights that don’t stay visible all the time. They’re covered up when the car is just sitting, and then they come out when you need them.
The Chevrolet Chevelle is a mid-size car made by Chevrolet, and the 1960s versions are the ones many people talk about. Some of them have a distinctive classic look that stands out, which is why it gets mentioned in car conversations. It’s also a popular choice for people who like older American styling.
“Smoked stainless” means stainless metal that’s been finished to look darker, like a tinted or “smoked” version. It’s mainly about style, not a different metal.
A bed strip is a trim/protection piece that runs along the edge of a truck bed. It helps protect the bed area and looks better, and the host is talking about how well the finish survives everyday use.
Brushed stainless is stainless that has a textured, “grainy” look instead of a shiny mirror finish. That texture can help it look cleaner for longer because it hides small marks.
Hidden fasteners are how a part is attached without showing the screws or bolts on the outside. It usually looks cleaner and can be less likely to catch or snag.
This is a custom truck bed-floor setup that tilts up. It’s meant to make it easier to reach things under the bed, and the host says it’s been designed to work well.
“VIP Fuel Access” is a way to open up part of the truck bed so you can reach the fuel area more easily. They redesigned how it hinges and how it sits so it lifts up smoothly and doesn’t look like an obvious cutout.
The host mentions Legans Hot Rod Shop as the shop that made the original version of this kind of truck bed access idea. Bedwood says they didn’t invent it, but they improved it.
Term
four roller motor
A “four roller motor” usually means the engine uses roller parts in the valve system. Rollers reduce friction, which can help the engine run smoother and handle higher revs.
“Three deuces” means the engine has three carburetors, and each one is the “two-barrel” type. Enthusiasts like it because it can make the engine breathe better and feel more responsive.
Term
carburetted fuel injected
This is about how the engine gets fuel. Carburetors and fuel injection both deliver gasoline, but they do it differently—so changing the system usually changes how the truck drives and how it has to be tuned.
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Hey, Stacey David here with the Tales of the Gearhead podcast.
Now this is a podcast about everything automotive, everything mechanical.
You're going to get advice, you're going to get ideas, you're going to hear guests,
you're going to hear people that are just like you, everything is going to be wrapped
around the automotive lifestyle so we know you're going to love it.
This episode is brought to you by Bedwood.
All right, let's get rolling.
All right, welcome to the podcast, everybody.
We have a great guest here today.
I got my buddy Jeff Major here from Bedwood.
Now, Jeff's been on here before.
Jeff's a good friend.
He is from Kentucky and that's a good thing because I'm married a girl from Kentucky.
So no Kentucky jokes today.
There we go.
Jeff, welcome to the podcast man.
Glad to be here.
All right, so let's talk about wood.
When somebody gets into a project and they're like replacing a bed wood, the wood in a bed,
it's all nasty.
What is the first thing that you recommend they do?
Tear it all apart or call you first?
Well, it doesn't really matter.
We've got the patterns if they go ahead and tear it out.
Or a lot of times the wood's already gone or there's remnants of wood left.
You recommend that they call you and get a kit on the way?
Yeah, especially if somebody's just trying to flip a truck, need something quick,
just give us a call and we can typically turn something out three to four days.
Now, when you turn something out that quick, is that mostly just oak or what kind of options
does the guy have?
We've got about 20 different woods we work with.
But to turn something out that quick, usually pine, oak, ash, sometimes hickory.
We've got several woods we keep in stock.
But the higher end woods we bring those in, typically is needed.
We'll bring in enough wood for a dozen or two dozen trucks.
But some of those, like zebra wood and leopard wood, those type of things,
I don't keep those sitting on the shelf typically.
Yeah, and that's understandable.
Now, when the bed wood thing first started with everybody that was doing it, usually,
no matter where you would get it from, you would get the planks.
And you were kind of on your own for doing the finish and the sanding and the fitting and what
strips and you kind of had to hunt and peck and find the right products.
And you have actually, over the years, kind of streamlined this thing down to where they
get everything from you, correct?
That's correct.
Everything comes in one box.
We pre-finish it with a satin or a gloss.
It's a waterborne finish.
It's actually an impregnated finish, which means it bonds into the fibers of the grain
unlike a clear that's a top coat or surface coat.
Now, that's a huge thing.
I want to kind of talk about that a little bit because
most guys think that they're going to have to do all the refinishing work, the sanding,
the staining, all that kind of stuff.
And you guys, you do that, correct?
We do all of it.
I try to avoid stains because stains are a pigment and they'll actually fill the grain of the wood.
As I encourage people to actually get a wood that matches the color they want,
that matches their paint, matches their interior, that wood floors the largest
flat surface on the truck, so it needs to pull it all together.
Yeah, that's good advice.
Now, what if a guy wants something unique?
Say he wants an American flag put into his bed, or he wants roses done,
or some sort of special color.
Do you guys do that too?
Yes, we designed an American flag bed that's dimensionally correct to the flag.
And it's really cool.
Yeah, I bet it is.
And I can't do it in a long bed truck because that would alter the dimensions of the flag.
Fleet side truck, short fleet, we can do it in the center section between the wheel tubs,
and then we can do step sides, short step sides with it.
Because I've got to maintain the dimensional correctness of the flag.
Okay, well, that's amazing.
So I bet that's not cheap, though.
It's not cheap, but if that's what you want, and the fitment is so precise,
all of the stars are actually hand-fit, and we orient the stars perpendicular,
the grain perpendicular to that of the star field, which really makes the stars pop out.
Wow. So what other kind of options does a guy have when he comes to you for that?
As far as colors or things, I mean, is it kind of like whatever they want?
It's really whatever they want.
We've got a full-time engineer.
We laser scan custom trucks.
In addition to the trucks for our retro liners, we laser scan some custom step sides
just so that we know the fitment is so precise.
I don't like gaps.
I don't like places where dirt can get.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And so we want to, and we make everything in-house.
We make our bedstrips in-house from all American-made, stainless and cold rolled.
All of our hardware is American-made.
Our finish is American-made.
So I'm really particular.
As long as I sign the checks, everything will be made in the USA.
Oh, that's awesome.
So did you grow up as a gear head?
Yes, yeah. Dad had a Texaco station drag raced.
Then my brother and I got older.
Mom would make him slow down.
So he went from drag racing to stock cars on asphalt,
and figure eight to dirt track, Demlich and Derby.
And then began building and pulling antique tractors.
And that's what he did up till he passed away.
Okay. So how long ago did he pass away?
Dad passed away, I'll be nine years.
So now had you had this business already or?
Yeah, I started this in December, 2006 on a whim.
I was working on a 57 Chevy pickup like dad had when I was a kid.
And when I got for the bed, all I was out there was oak.
That's all because I was oak, oak, oak, oak.
And I called one of my then competitors and found out they made the oak for everybody.
They owned 100% of the wholesale market.
And he said, well, you have to buy this talking about their product.
And that night I was laying in bed.
They didn't sit well, did it?
You have to buy this.
I thought I don't have to buy anything.
So the next morning I got up early and went to the store
and bought all these classic truck magazines and hot rod magazines
and started calling these vendors and catalog resellers and saying,
hey, is there a market for this to give people a choice?
And they say, yeah, but nobody's doing it.
Oh yeah. No, that's not an easy thing to do.
Several years and school of hard knocks here later.
Bedwood is the brand in that niche now globally.
Oh, it is. Yeah.
You guys kind of rule that thing.
Now let's talk about that because obviously replacing the wood in a truck that had wood
originally is a pretty simple straightforward deal.
But one of the most unique products that you've got and a thing that really gets me going
is the retro liner.
So let's talk about that a little bit because for those of you that don't know what this is,
this is actually a wood bed that goes into your existing bed,
sits on top of your existing metal bed and makes it look like wood.
And I know if you haven't seen it before, they might be thinking, well,
it's kind of phony sound. It's kind of weird looking.
It's like, it's not. It looks like a real wood bed.
Let's talk about this. How you came up with the idea,
what kind of fitments, thing?
Sure. In 2009, I was approached by Mr. Norm's Garage on behalf of Ram.
They brought out the new body style and they wanted to do a 40th year anniversary
for the Little Red Express.
And they said, hey, we want a bedwood floor in it.
But here's all these constraints. There's no drilling.
We can't do anything to avoid a body warranty and all this laundry list of things.
Yeah, working with the OEMs, absolutely.
And so I developed that. And so it goes right across the existing metal floor.
There's no drilling required. No drilling.
No. It takes one tool to install it.
So if you have to take it out, you can take it out as a unit.
You install it in the bed because the beds vary.
These new trucks seem like the newer they are, the more they vary.
But so we built some adjustment into it.
And then over time, it's continually been refined.
And then we began laser scanning these truck beds.
And so we're 2026 and back.
And really, if you count the bedwood in, we go all the way back to 1919.
Wow.
So we've got over a hundred year span that we're making over a hundred year model years
that we make product for now.
And the big question that people have, that I originally had when I first saw it is,
what kind of depth do you lose in your bed?
And it's not a lot, like an inch, inch and a half.
It's about an inch and seven, 16 inch to inch and a half.
It's just a very slight variation.
That's nothing.
It doesn't rattle.
It doesn't move.
It's when you open the tailgate, there's a trim board that matches the rest of the wood that you see.
So you're not looking at the end of any boards or anything like that.
It's really a neat part.
And like I said, we continue to refine it to improve fitments.
Because I don't like gaps.
I don't like things like that.
I'm really particular about that.
So it's a nice product.
And is it also available in all these woods too?
Absolutely.
People want.
It's available for any of the woods and whether satin or gloss finish.
And we're working on a hidden fastener system.
We're not there yet.
Not being able to drill holes has got to pose some challenges.
Oh yeah, absolutely.
But we've got some things we're trying right now.
And I want to keep it where it's removable.
But it's a real wood bed liner.
And I tell you what, the key is in the title, the ritual liner.
Because when I first saw this thing, I didn't really look at it.
I looked at it as a wood bed.
And I didn't realize that it was competing with drop-in bed liners.
Absolutely.
Or a paint or a going to Linux and having your bed coated or something like that.
So let's talk about that a little bit.
If a guy is thinking about doing some sort of liner in his bed,
like those plastic things that's in my dodge out there, they're a pain in the butt.
But what kind of cost are we talking about comparatively?
I mean, is it, okay, to go down to Linux and have them spray in a liner in a bed
is about $800-ish.
And it's there forever.
It's there forever.
You can never get it off.
It's never coming off.
So what kind of money?
I'm going to say you're probably going to start somewhere around $2 grand
and go up, depending on the wood you choose.
And the bed strips, which finish option.
You really, because it's built for your truck.
You can personalize it the way you want it.
It's become a very popular item.
Oh, cool.
Because it gets such a classic look and it is real wood.
You know, we don't, splinters and all.
We use the real thing.
You know, the whole thing that's cool about a pickup truck is that it's got the bed in the back.
And one of the cool things about the bed of a truck is when they had wood in them.
I always liked the wooden beds more than the metal beds.
And of course, the old trucks, you know, way back starting always had wood in them.
Then they started putting metal in.
And I think the last wood bed came from the factory probably in the 80s.
But the problem with the wood in the bed is it doesn't last very long.
So invariably, if you're restoring a truck, you need some wood for the bed.
And bed wood has some of the best choices.
Some of the best wood that you can put in your bed.
But it's not just old stuff.
They also have the liner that goes in that you can put wood right over the top of your
metal bed of a late model truck.
And I mean, it is such a cool setup.
It bolts right in.
You can take it out.
It doesn't chew up your bed.
It's like the drop in bed liner, but it's wood.
It's really cool.
So if you want to put wood in the bed of your truck, new or old, you need to check out bed wood.
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You know, let's talk about finishes a little bit.
You know how the retro look is popular.
Sure.
You know, so are you getting people now that they don't want the gloss,
they don't want the satin?
They want kind of like aged wood.
Is there anybody doing that?
Are you getting that much?
We've done some things.
Sometimes done that way.
Yeah.
We've done some things.
We've got a finish we came out with about a year ago called our Phantom.
And it's a gray finish that kind of gives that look,
but it's still in the same durability.
It's really a neat finish and become very popular,
especially with some of the guys that want that with the satin finish.
And our satin is really on the low end of satin, but it's not flat.
And it changes the look of the truck.
When you instead of putting that high gloss kit in there,
when you go to satin, it changes the entire appearance and the attitude.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The gloss is great for the big, high, shiny thing,
but there's just something about the satin look that I really like.
We even had some of the high end builders that, you know,
here's this incredible paint job with the finish that you could read a newspaper in,
but they'll go with the satin finish on their wood because of the contrast it creates.
Tones it down.
Absolutely.
Do you have a lot of guys trying to do like a color difference on the wood,
you know, to match their paint and stuff?
We've had a few do that.
And I don't, again, I don't like stains because they're a pigment.
And if you have a wood with figure, it fills up that figure and just runs it.
That's why guitars use have dye.
Yeah.
And so we have used some dyes to get creative with some colors.
And then I've had a couple of customers that they would send us the candy.
Yeah.
To match their paint.
Yeah.
And as long as it's waterborne, then we can get that and actually spray that in with our finish.
That is awesome.
So we get, we don't really have any limits.
And, you know, it's create, as I say, we're, we're creative and innovation collide.
Yeah.
And so now, is there any limit to what you can put these in?
I mean, obviously pickup trucks, but how about El Camino's ranch arrows?
Absolutely.
We do them for all the El Camino's, all the ranges of those,
even the 73 to 87, which, you know, was like a barge.
And a lot of people don't make barge for that, but we do.
Yeah.
So you make one for that.
So are you more of an El Camino guy or a ranch arrow?
Oh, no, I'm an El Camino guy.
I had an 83 SS when I was in college and the only vehicle I ever got rid of that I regretted
getting rid of.
And then recently I just bought a 66 El Camino out of a trust that when I took it to have an
inspector that had 907 miles on.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah.
And it's a factory 327 was a four speed car, but they put a five speed in it now.
So just have a road year.
Yeah.
So it's obviously going to have a retro liner in it.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
I'm using black limba as the wood I'm going to use in it.
But no ranch arrows, huh?
You just don't like that.
I know I like them.
I thought they were cool, but I never owned one.
And I was growing up, I was, dad was always a GM guy.
So I was always a GM guy.
I don't know.
With all of those, I have my likes and dislikes of all of them.
You know, the 59 El Camino to me is the pinnacle of cool.
Absolutely.
And then I jump all the way up to the 70 ranch arrow with the hidden headlights.
Yes.
I like those.
And the rest, I'm kind of in and out.
You know, I like the Chevelle looking ones.
I like some of the 60s ranch arrows and stuff, but not nuts about them.
You know, they're kind of like, yeah, they're okay.
Wouldn't pass one up.
But each one went through their era where they were, you know,
they did some really nice, you know, stylistic things on the vehicles.
And yeah, some cool options.
And you know, one would do good.
Then the other brand would do good.
And it's kind of always alternating.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So what's new for Bedwood?
Anything, any new products?
Well, we came out last year.
We came out with our Smoked Stainless Bed Strips.
That they're not black, but they're the same color.
Stainless is what they call a black or smoked stainless appliances.
Yeah.
That's just really popular in the kitchens.
And those are just really taken off with those instead of a polished stainless
on exposed fasteners.
Instead of polished stainless, we use brushed stainless, which is nice.
I love the brushed stainless.
And then we also got those in the hidden fasteners as well,
and matching angle strips for the stepsides.
Now this Smoked Finish, how durable is it?
Because it is a bed strip.
You know, people are going to throw something in there.
So is it fairly durable?
Yeah.
Yeah.
We've never, we haven't had any problems.
Okay.
Within reason.
I mean, you're going to have a load of bricks.
You're going to scratch up anything that's back there.
But for the typical use, we haven't had any problems at all.
It does well outside.
And then at SEMA, we debuted two new products.
One is our VIP All Access System.
It's a bed floor tilt system that actually works.
Wow.
It's really a neat piece.
And then we also, it's called our VIP Fuel Access,
where the board tilts up.
And we completely revamped it.
You know, we didn't invent the idea, we perfected it.
Is it from like Legans Hot Rod Shop?
No, they made the original one.
Okay.
But it's that style where the whole board lifts up.
We changed some angles.
We changed the hinging system.
Yeah.
And it actually throws everything up and it works just amazingly.
And you will not see the seam.
Yeah.
The fitment is so precise.
Oh, I need to check one of those out now.
Are those available now?
Yes.
That's really cool.
And that's for a guy that's doing a real nice show.
They don't want to see anything.
Yeah, they want to see any fasteners.
They don't want to see anything.
Oh, that's cool.
I'm surprised you haven't done like wood steering wheels.
You have.
Look at that.
Yeah.
Yeah, we've, I can't say who we're working with.
Yeah.
Because we're under an NDA.
Yeah.
But we've got some prototypes.
That would be awesome.
I mean, you're the wood guys.
And we've got the CNCs where we can, we mill all those out.
So when will we know something about that?
That will be up to them.
Yeah.
That would be, I've done my part.
So we're working with them on it and see how it goes.
I'll keep an eye out for that.
Because a lot of, there's something,
especially if you've got nice wood in the bed of a truck,
a wooden steering wheel is just cool.
Well, and we can make the wooden steering wheel
that matches the wood floor.
Yeah.
The wood, the wood appearing steering wheels that you buy,
most are plastic.
And they'll call it, they'll call it mahogany.
Well, there's nothing mahogany about it.
Yeah.
They'll think it's mahogany because it's red.
Well, mahogany is not a red wood.
It's brown.
Yeah.
Kind of yellowish brown.
Yeah.
But we can make it out of the matching bed wood
when it gets to that point.
Like I said, that's up to them when they decide to release that.
So as you work around these things,
do you have a favorite wood that you like to do?
In other words, when you, when you look at it,
you're all, you keep going back to that wood going,
you know, I really like hickory or I really like mahogany.
It really depends on the truck.
Yeah.
And what they're going to use it for.
I've got guys that want to work it.
And with that, we'll do ash or hickory all day.
Yeah.
Because they'll take the baiting.
Yeah.
And they're not, they're not going to hurt them.
You know, the hickory, you know,
it's tough as nails.
Oh, yeah.
Ash is what the Louisville slugger is made out of.
Yeah.
And so it definitely takes the baiting.
And just both good American woods.
Yeah.
And but I really look at for, like that El Camino of mine,
it's a, they call it a cranberry metallic is the color.
And it's got kind of a Campbell almost peanut butter color interior.
Well, I'm the black limba, which is really a unique full character wood.
Just, it just, as soon as I saw the color, I said, well, the black limba is what it needs.
Because that's the perfect wood for that.
But now it might not match.
You know, if you put, it's not going to match other colors.
So always try to go with what the color of the truck and interior,
let the bed four pull it together.
Yeah.
That's really cool.
That's really cool.
So did you ever think that you'd be into doing wood like this?
No, absolutely not.
I'm a geologist.
Okay.
I put in rock quarries and tell people drill oil wells and all the permits that go with that.
You become the wood guy.
And so it's rocks and wood, you know, it's, but it's fun.
You know, when I started it, I had zero contacts in the automotive aftermarket.
And some of those initial contacts are still really good friends and mentors,
quirky and others.
And, and this industry is really, it's a big industry, but it's also a small tight-knit
industry.
It's a family.
Oh yeah.
Well, we did stuff with you from the very beginning.
Yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That was very cool.
We did the Harry Hall or did Warming Maple in it and Canary Wood in the Copperhead.
I'm still looking for that truck.
You know, I sold that truck when I started doing gears and I lost track of it.
And I've never seen it.
I never have either.
And it's, I'm trying to bite back.
I remember I did the, I already did the wood structure inside that truck in the bed floor.
Yeah.
It was a, it was a neat piece.
It would have been a fun piece too.
Gosh.
As long as you're in a straight, going a straight line, it'd been great.
So I love that power.
That exhaust system and oh gosh, we did so much work with stainless works on that thing.
I'll find it.
It's out there somewhere.
Oh yeah.
Is I sold it to a young couple and I hope they're still together.
You know how things go.
It's probably sitting in a barn in the middle of litigation somewhere.
But anyway, or somebody took the motor out of it.
But so what kind of projects do you have?
Yeah.
I mean, you got your El Camino.
Yeah.
I've got the El Camino.
Like I said, Amanda and I will be driving that.
Yeah.
I've got, I still got a guy changing the gear in the rear end up for me today.
Yeah.
So if you can have any car, I mean, so if you're getting ready to drive across America for this,
you know, the anniversary thing that's going on, what would it be?
What would you like to just get in a tool around it?
Probably my 57 pickup.
Really?
57 should be a pickup.
Wow.
That's, that's.
That's what I grew up riding.
Yeah.
Riding with Dad in.
Yeah.
And they're cool looking.
You know, you got a place to put your luggage.
Yeah.
And it's going to ride like a car.
Yeah.
What motor do you have in it?
327 and we really built it.
It's a four roller motor.
Okay.
And then got three deuces that I'm changing from carburetted fuel injected right now.
But you're still keeping the three deuces look.
It's going to be the three deuces look.
Three throttle bodies.
Yeah.
And is that through PHYTEK?
Yes.
Yeah.
I haven't used that particular system.
I've used their stuff.
They're really good stuff.
Yeah.
And so I'm looking forward to getting that plugged in.
And I went ahead and put, you know, the modern vintage air.
Oh, you got to have that.
And classic instrument gauge cluster.
You're from Kentucky.
You got to have air conditioning.
Absolutely.
And with that truck, you know, like I said, Dad said we'll just roll it down.
Fuel to air turn you.
Oh, yeah.
Open those vent windows.
Oh, yeah.
And, but that's what I grew up riding with him in.
So there's some sentimental value to that.
Yeah.
And we went all over the place in it.
Yeah.
And that's awesome.
And that's probably what I want to drive with that.
And I've got a Hillcat, but...
Yeah, but the Hillcat's not as fun.
Yeah.
It's a different character.
It's a different character.
Yeah.
That's for day trips when I can't get her hair messed up.
Yeah.
Well, Jeff, thanks for dropping by, man.
Keep in touch with us.
What's going on?
And I really want to see that little bed thing with the wood that comes up for the,
that you've got for hiding the fuel tanks.
Yeah.
That's the VIP fuel access.
VIP fuel access.
And that's available now?
That's available now.
Yeah.
And you need to check that out.
Thanks for coming by, man.
I appreciate it, Stacey.
Thanks.
All right.
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About this episode
Jeff Major from Bedwood talks truck-bed wood restoration and how to replace “bed wood” when it’s “all nasty.” Bedwood’s approach focuses on speed, tight fitment, and durable finishes: pre-finished planks with a waterborne impregnated finish, laser scanning for accuracy, and designs that avoid gaps and rattle. They also cover the no-drill retro liner concept, pricing, and finish options like Phantom and Smoked Stainless. The conversation widens into racing roots and classic GM/El Camino talk.
If yesterday was Tuesday, then today is "Woodsday". Jeff Major from BEDWOOD is in the shop. Stacey and Jeff talk about Jeff's early days growing up in a gearhead family and his father owning a gas station, then getting into stock car racing, demolition derby, and finally tractor pulling. They also talk about how that background and his dissatisfaction with the aftermarket wood truck bed kits available at the time motivated Jeff to start his own company, which is now a global leader in aftermarket wood truck bed kits!
