1st Gen Truck Rack/Ladder Rack

I built this truck rack for my 2001 Tacoma. It is pegged mortise & tenon joinery, so there are no screws, glue, or nails. It is bolted to the truck bed however. I do not know how much weight it will hold, but it is solid and will carry several hundred pounds. I plan to add a few vertical wood supports on the inside of the bed to help support the bed sides. I used redwood for most of the build but had problems with it breaking, so I changed the top cross beams to rough cut douglas fir. All pegs are 1/2" oak. The 4x4 post angle (the lean in) is 14 degrees

I saw this build on a Ford F-150 built by a timber framer in Virginia whose skills are off the charts.

 

Awesome workmanship! Thanks for the pics!

 

Badass.

 

Super cool. I wish I had better woodworking skills. Just never needed to develop them, much more comfortable with metal so I dig seeing stuff like this.

 

How much $ in materials?

 

Really nice work man ! thanks for sharing the pics.

 

I spent about $200 in materials. Thank you all for the kind words.