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And if they didn t actually see it grained, they would never suspect that The Inn’s mahogany woodwork isn’t what it appears to be. The masquerade is perfect. Cherrywood tables nestled in an alcove of false wood suffer by comparison. The cherrywood may ask the question "Is it real or is it formica?” but there’s no doubt with Malcolm's mahogany. His craft isn't art duplicating nature; it’s art going nature one better.
Malcolm Robson is one of the handful of those remaining masters of faux marbre and faux bois. He began more than 20 years ago while still in school, working weekends and holidays with his father in the family enterprise, and then tackled the fine points of the art in a 15-year apprentice program.
To create false marble and false wood, Malcolm must spend days on scaffolding, lying on his back to reach a ceiling or bent into a pretzel on a staircase to grain a riser. “You have to be physically fit. People expect to see someone ancient. They’re surprised if you’re under 80," he laughed.
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