Purfling - part 2

 A very sharp knife, a lot of care and patience are all what we need to cut the purfling channel once it's been marked, making sure that it is not too deep as to not make the edge even more fragile rather than stronger (which is the purpose)

My purfling "pick" was designed by myself for my own technique when I was a student. I never found  the traditional pick being very practical to me, so I altered a knife into my very own purfling knife.
A levering motion allows me much more control than a pushing motion that is the principle of the pick.