the joint at the button is pretty sloppy

but hey it looks ok from a foot away

using a scraper to put a small bevel on the bottom of the purfling

using a pencil and dots I keep the purfling in the right spot

all laid out and ready to start gluing it in

after four days on the purfling it is glued in!

the corners are ok but nothing special

next time I will try to add bee stings

corner close up

corner close up

none of the corners are real great

the end joint is also pretty bad

as well as the end pin joint

by far the purfling has been the most challenging I have done

after all that work my assistent is worn out!

using a compass I mark the start of the channel

a bit more work on the arching and it is getting better

after the purfling the arching is so much more fun