Purpleheart surprise
 

So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide
and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what
to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some
boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together.

dgadams

Purpleheart surprise
 

On May 30, 7:23 pm, dgadams wrote:
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide
and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what
to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some
boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together.

dgadams

What a great buy! Whatever you do- don't cut that board up to make
smaller projects. The gods of woodworking would smite you mightily if
you did.
Maple and purpleheart are great together. I'm preparing to chose wood
for a lap harp today and I'm looking forward to seeing what I have in
my lumber stack. I haven't been in there much the past few years- so
it will be a surprise. I'm hoping there may be a nice piece of birds-
eye maple and I'll laminate that with some purpleheart, or padauk.
Not that I need any more wood- since I have accumulated enough to last
me two lifetimes, but I have to ask- from where did you get your wood?
Donna Menke, author, The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book

Purpleheart surprise
 

dgadams wrote:
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide
and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what
to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some
boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together.

dgadams

Put the rip blade on the tablesaw and rip it into the usual 3 to 6 inch
widths. Then you'll know what to do with those!
Mmmm... No.

Maybe a purple sofa table?

Purpleheart surprise
 

On May 30, 8:23 pm, dgadams wrote:
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide
and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what
to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some
boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together.

dgadams

Personally, I don't like combination of purpleheart and maple. Beside
the lighter wood, purpleheart looks like Oscar Meyer bologna or
something.

Jeff

Purpleheart surprise
 

A 12" wide piece of purple heart??? Sounds like it's time for you to buy a
scrollsaw!
"dgadams" wrote in message
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So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide
and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what
to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some
boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together.

dgadams

Purpleheart surprise
 

In article ,
says...
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide
and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what
to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some
boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together.

Indeed they do -- the combination can be stunning. One caveat, though: a
few others have warned here that purpleheart turns brown with age. My
experience (and that of most of the people who have posted on the
subject) is the opposite: that it's brown when fresh-cut, and develops
its rich purple color through exposure to sunlight. The consensus seems
to be that there are two varieties of purpleheart, one which ages brown,
and one which ages purple. Probably best to verify which you have before
using it in a project.

Cut a small piece off of the board(s) you want to test, and expose the
test piece(s) to sunlight. If the fresh-cut surfaces started out brown,
and turn purple in the sun, they will [probably] stay that way.

A Google Groups search on purpleheart in this newsgroup should locate
the earlier discussions.