"It still needs some interior work, a radio, this and that. But the last big job will be installing the truck bed. For that he chose ironwood.
"My dad was telling me they used it out in the harbor in Seward, same material, in one of the docks, and the rust-resistant steel actually wore out before the wood did. So this stuff is pretty bomber. Apparently it doesn't look half bad either."
I've see this Iron Wood in Mexico and it really is tough as concrete and also has a beautiful grain when finished.