Steve routed a 0.100” deep ledge around the perimeter to accommodate the b/w purfling, as well as the 1/16” Gaboon Ebony binding.
Here is a shot of the b/w purfling in installed.
This is a shot of Steve installing the pre-bent Gaboon Ebony binding pieces. As you can see, these are the most demanding areas to bind on his guitars.
This is a shot of Steve mitering the point in the ebony binding. It is so black! He could have simply butted the joints, but mitering is a better solution (and more fun!). Heis using a single-edged razor blade for this task. His fingers are taped to keep from getting stuck to the CA glue to the work.
Now, with the second piece of Gaboon Ebony binding installed, he just needs to install a remaining piece down the right side of the peghead veneer.
The peghead binding and purfling is finished in this shot. You might have noticed the darker color in earlier pics. That was a swipe coat of shellac to protect the wood from CA glue stains. Now that everything is installed, the peghead veneer, binding and purflings has been lightly sanded to level everything, and that kissed off the shellac coat back to bare wood.
