Dyed Maple Burl Purfling: Subtle. Distinctive. Refined.

If you’ve ever wanted to add tasteful dyed burl detail to your guitars without it looking garish or overworked, this is the method I use.

“NK Forster’s new video on dyed burl purflings is a clear, practical guide to an often overlooked detail in guitar making. It’s well presented, and full of ideas builders can immediately put to use.” Michael Bashkin, USA

What this is

A concise, practical video tutorial that shows you exactly how I make my dyed maple burl purfling — the same purfling used on my high-end custom guitars, bouzoukis and mandolins.

In this short course, you’ll learn:

How to select suitable maple burl material and where to get it from
How to slice uniform purfling strips
How to prepare it for installation
How to bend unbendable burls
How to instal and what glues to use

Along with troubleshooting tips and tricks to get flawless results every time.

A process that works, from a maker who has spent more than 35 years at the bench.

Why it matters

Elegant purfling elevates an instrument.
Bad purfling ruins one.

This tutorial will help you:

Avoid the common mistakes that make burl crumble or snap
Build clean, stable decorative lines that actually bend
Add colour and character without overwhelming the design
Produce consistent, repeatable results, every time

If you’ve been guessing your way, this will save you hours of trial and error.

Buy the Dyed Burl Purfling Tutorial – US$50

December offer – use the code: PURFLING10 to get 10% off, $45 instead of $50.

What you get

A concise 17 minute streaming video tutorial
Secure login access via my video library
Close-up shots of each step in the process
A clear, simple workflow you can repeat in your own shop

How to watch it

Click the link. Buy the video.

You’ll get a confirmation email with your login details after checkout.
Watch the tutorial whenever you like — no expiry, no downloads.

Buy the Dyed Burl Purfling Tutorial – US$50