How do you keep purple heart purple?
As I remember from the same discussion several years ago, purple heart
is a common name for about 6 different trees. The response of the wood may depend on the particular tree the wood came from. You can look at a stack of purple heart and see at least a couple different color tones in the different boards. I once made the mistake of buying a plank then going back to get another and ended up with two different purple hearts. The jewelry box never did look right. I've had a plank in the garage near the door for several years. It has kept its color. When I cut it it turned brown but within a week it was back to a nice color again for finishing of the jewelry boxes. 220grit wrote: Hi, I'm making some varnished rope bins for a sailboat deck out of purple heart and mahogany. The ph looks fabulous when I get it but after I sand out the planing marks and mill it the purple color fades to kind of a dirty gray. What am I doing wrong? Heat from the orbital sander? Is there a way to restore the color? I'm kind of new to this. Thank you for your time. |
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