What wood for a woody?

[Juneaudave]

Funny guys

Well..given my current pace...I have alot to digest and time to do it!!!! I gotta tell you, that purple heart simply ruined a set of planer blades. It is HARD to mill. But...armed with Roly's (timely) beltsander 101 instructions...I'm looking to gittin er done!!!

[J.C.]

I'm looking to gittin er done!!!

And we are too! Purple or cholate brown, it's going to be stunning.

J.C.

[sdtripper2]

Dave:

I was looking into this pretty Purpleheart wood and found this bit of
information, on keeping the color a little longer.

Purpleheart Finishing:Click
Some finishing materials will dull the purple colour of the wood, but generally
it is very easy to finish. Using a coat of Armorall under your lacquer has
been found to help in retaining its beautiful purple color. It waxes to a
wonderful sheen.

Woodworkers concur about Armorall use for retaining color vrs UV Click

[Juneaudave]

Thanks Steve...I've got some gluing to do this weekend, Ill put a coat of a Armoral on a test piece and see how it reacts!!!!

[sdtripper2]

Dave:

Quote link below:
*One reliable way, and perhaps the only sure way, is to stain the Purpleheart
with the appropriate pigmented stain, making sure that the pigment(s) used is/are lightfast.
[url=http://tinyurl.com/3xha39}]See this discussion were the quote came from above and of "Lightfast"[/url]



How to test for Lightfastness

Yet another forum chats about Purpleheart colour finishes

Many pictures and discussion of Muriatic acid or regular vinegars to bring out the color of Purpleheart

An Investigation of the Factors controlling the Color Change of Purpleheart Wood