Making Figured Maple Wainscot for a restaurant
Over the summer one of my instrument building customers told me he bought a restaurant. It seemed out of the blue but I wished him well. Then I realized that he was not telling me this coincidentally. Rather, he wanted the restaurant’s interior to pay homage to the exotic instrument woods he uses to build guitars. I invited him out to the warehouse to take a walk and see if something inspires him. Unfortunately, there were some limitations. Not the least of which was budget – there wasn’t a lot allocated since the wainscot idea occurred late in the project. Also, exotic tonewoods are expensive, generally speaking. Then there was the logistics. He...
