Working with the Bespaq lawyer's office

My first choice in working with the Bespaq lawyer's office is to cover the mirror with a wall.

I found some matboard in my stash that is very close in colour to the blonde in the furniture.

Took a lot of cutting to get this piece to fit and it was actually too short to work but I was able to act a small piece to the bottom which will work because I plan on adding a wainscotting to the wall which will cover the seam.

For the wainscotting, I have a great tube of 1/4" cherry veneer strips.

I need to cut all these 1/4" strips into 3" lengths. So I need about 40  three inch strips of the veneer.

Then, AHA, light bulb moment!

Years ago, I bought a "Chopper" from a club member who was leaving the club. That was exactly what I needed to cut all the strips for the wainscotting.

I set the black guide on the right at the 3" spot then just fed the cherry veneer strips through and cut them in 3" lengths.

Success!

Because I want the wainscotting to be black to pick up the black in the furniture, I use a black marker to paint all the strips along the edges and tops. 

I did about half of them before I thought how stained my fingers would become. Then I put on rubber gloves!

Tomorrow, this is going to be a tough situation. I have to install that wainscotting perfectly straight!.