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I realize that this is really a high-end approach, but check out http://www.dassaultfalcon.com/index_static.jsp. Click on Aircraft above the photographs. Then click product tour on the left. In the popup window, for example choose 900 series. Choose the Mid-Cabin on the left and check out the coffee table to dinner table series of photographs, images 1-4. All the exotic wood in a Falcon Jet is actually veneer over honeycomb aluminum to keep the weight down. These interiors are done at Dassault’s facility here in Little Rock. I’m not suggesting that you try to duplicate the interior of a multi million dollar aircraft, just a place to glean ideas. After all, they are really intent on quality and light weight.

Vaughan