25 pounder wood seat

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by rob love

I was going to go with pine. I have 20 or 30 years left on this planet if I am lucky, and I have no plans of storing this gun outside. But if it is a hardwood, then I guess there is no choice. I think I have some ash planks out in the yard.

Many restorers think mostly hardwood was used, but many non-structural wooden parts were made from softwood. For a seat I reckon you would be good using pine.

See the link to HMVF below to make an informed decision:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

For Canadian and British wooden bodies, indeed. Attached is a drawing for the Canadian 2H1 15-cwt body as fitted to CMP trucks. The construction of these bodies were based on the British design.

Note the thicknesses of the boards and the types of wood used in the construction of these bodies.

The British even published an Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Regulation (EMER) for wood specifying the various types of timber to use on vehicles - see HMVF forum: Timber for old MV's