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Can anyone steer me in the right direction for the seat bottom/lid that covers the seat/gas tank for a Beaudette bodied T

I have Ford drawings for my 1912 Delivery Car for the piece of wood that covers the gas tank that the seat bottom sits on top of but only gives basic dimensions such as length 30 3/8” width 11 1/4” and thickness 5/16”. It shows two pieces of wood that run the length under the wood piece. Questions I have is, what wood was used? Was the seat bottom just one whole piece or multiple boards? Drawing also shows a hole in the center near the front but does not give the diameter?

I should add that my seat risers and seat frame pieces are made of maple.

Thanks for the help
Mike

My when I was researching the same issue, I remember reading that the boards were sepate slats of random width running front to back. Under the boards ran two pieces positioned at 90 degrees to the slats a couple inches in from each end of the slats
The slats are nailed to the boards.
As you say, one slat has a round opening sufficient to unscrew the gas cap. I wasnt concerned about the type of wood used but chose a thickness for the slats to where they would sit flush with the frame opening when installed. Likewise I wasnt comcerned about the size of the opening just so it looked appropriate for what it was intended to be.
Since my 1912 is 30 miles away, I've included a photo of the cover on my 1910

Photos

Original 13 touring under the front seat. I can try to get you a shot of an original 12 touring but I am not close by where I have it stored.