[Oldie Goldie]

i had an idea about my plywood shortage. I think one of those laminate top plywood kitchen tables with the flimbsy chrome legs would work for this. It would be period 60s correct to cut a big piece from the table top, cut the holes for the speaker, knobs, and tuning scale, and face the bare wood side out with the shiny laminate side with the cartoon atoms, on the inside of the cabinet for future people to notice .

Maybe dude found a kitchen table in the trash from the year before, because one of the chrome legs bent and failed and dumped an entire table full of dinner on the floor.

I saw this happen with a so-called "they don't build em like they used to" 50s/60s chrome trim tables,

I see tables i can cut up from that time at my local thrift store, even the extension panel would fit the bill.
I only need an 18x12" for the piece.

i DO have a lot of thick clear plexiglass panel. But to cut that ultra hard stuff with precision is below my current skillset. Id like to stick with plywood, but it was a thought.
I DO also have the panel from a Mac Pro that UPS trashed in shipping, which is extremely strong, but it's not quite what i want.