One thing that 'surprised' me when I removed the dash was, it was veneered plywood, not solid wood...
Great job but veneer is not a problem or poor quality. Solid wood is not often used even for high quality furniture or in this case dashboards as plywood is a better and much more stable core material which doesn't warp or shrink. The general exceptions are solid pine and far eastern 'mahogany' furniture which can be of variable quality!
