What is the purfling scheme here?

[Dave Bagwill]

It looks to me like white binding, then black purfling/patterned purfling (does it have a name?)/black purfling.

Or does the purfling come with the black borders as it looks in the pic?

Is this difficult to install cleanly?

[John Parchem]

Looks like rope pattern marquetry. It can bought or even made in the shop. If you buy it pre-made the 2 black strips will be glued on. I find it easy to bend by hand or even in a fox bender. It is relatively easy to install. Herringbone is sort of the same just with two thinner strips glued up in a reversed direction.

[ken cierp]

http://www.gurianinstruments.com/showca ... product-2/

[John Parchem]

http://www.gurianinstruments.com/showca ... product-2/

Gurian marquetry is very easy to work with. It bends really well with heat without falling apart.

[Dave Bagwill]

That's a big help John, thanks. I'll visit the site.