Paua AbaLam Purfling

I used these purflings in my latest guitar in the rosette. Two different diameters, but because they are flexible, they fit realy nice.

When I opened the package I have to say for the money I spent I was quite disappointed. They make reference to the D-45 that maybe is similar in color, but definitely not in width. The penny as a reference to width is misleading because they are both small objects and don't really have anything to do with each other. One's round and the other is straight. Maybe a penny could be used as a reference to thickness. I think it would be more appropriate to use a common pencil. I think for the money you spend you should get standard width. These are a little on the narrow side.

On my current Tele project for my son, I used this Paua Abalam along with your B/W/B purfling and was very pleased with the results. Very colorful purfling and easy to work with. I used both straight and curved pieces. Your teflon strips are sized to match and were used when I glued the Koa binding and the B/W/B purfling strips into place. When I removed the teflon, the Paua Abalam fit the resulting channel perfectly and "snapped" into place as I went around the guitar. Once in place, I soaked it with CA to glued it in place. The results look terrific. You be the judge!