Lord Wilton Purfling- Part Three

To finish installing the purfling on the back plate, I bent purfling strips (which are made by gluing three very thin strips of veneer together in a "sandwich") on a hot bending iron to fit the channel that I had cut in the plate, being careful to form the mitres in the corners as carefully as possible:

Once the purfling had been dry fitted, it was time to glue it in, which is done by inserting hot hide glue into the purfling channel with a syringe, pushing the purfling into the channel, and using a small hammer to make sure that the purfling reaches the bottom of the channel.  Because the wood purfling has been compressed and expands quickly upon contact with the hot glue, this step must be done as quickly and efficiently as possible.  When the glue has tried, the excess purfling protruding from the channel is removed with a gouge.

Now, I repeat the purfling process on the top plate, before carving the channel and finalizing the arching on both plates.