Planks are milled and finishing will begin in a few days.

Box wood replacement is a lot of work but, the cost savings are in the order of $1000.00. I got a great deal on the planks and I had Vance @ Fine Wood Working thickness plane the planks down to the required 3/4". As I said, my Dad is providing the expertise on the board preparation. Thanks to his efforts the boards are now cut straight and true at the desired widths. The remaining tasks are cutting the boards to length, routing some small rabbits for the slide strips that will remain rough 1/16" proud of the board surface to reduce wear. Once that is done I've got to punch all the holes, test mount the boards and then remove it all for finishing.