So a local trim and door company was having a garage sale and I bought these handrails. Most of what I took was red oak, a little poplar and one long piece of cherry. My truck bed is 8 feet, and the longer pieces in the picture are 16 feet.
I paid 25 cents a lineal foot! Whole thing was a $100, including the 15 48" brass piano hinges I also bought. It was cheaper than firewood. Most pieces are laminated, but the grain matching is really good. After I square it up I should be able to get a 3x3 out of each handrail. I don't know what I'll do with it yet, but if nothing else I could make a pretty solid workbench.