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General Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: AlabamaDave on June 06, 2012, 10:58:00 AM
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I got A few pieces of wood from A wood dealer here in town,and they said they didnt know what it was...I assumed it to be purpleheart mahogony,and it may be....I cut A piece of it last friday,and the inside was brown on both pieces...On monday morning,I look at it, and its purple again...Its hard and dense...School me please!
(http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss169/DAVIDLEONARD/P1010688-1.jpg)
(http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss169/DAVIDLEONARD/P1010689.jpg)
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That's Purpleheart.
From Wiki:
The trees are prized for their beautiful heartwood which, when cut, quickly turns from a dark brown to a rich purple color. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light darkens the wood to a brown color with a slight hue of the original purple. This effect can be minimized with a finish containing a UV inhibitor. The dry wood is very hard and dense with a specific gravity of 0.86 (54 lb/ft^3 or 860 kg/m^3). This wood is quite dense, and if it is to be worked, then a sharp carbide blade is required to cut it. For uses of this wood it is prized for fine inlay work, woodturning, cabinetry, flooring, and furniture. Exposure to the dust generated by cutting and sanding purpleheart can cause irritation and nausea, possibly due to the presence of dalbergione (neoflavonoid) compounds in the wood. This also makes purpleheart wood unsuitable to most people for use in jewelry.[1] The wood is also known as amaranth and violet wood. Overharvesting has caused several species to become endangered in areas where they were once abundant.[2][citation needed]
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Thanks man...I better be careful breathing the dust off of it...I want to try to build A call or two from it!...Thanks again.
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That's Purpleheart.
From Wiki:
The trees are prized for their beautiful heartwood which, when cut, quickly turns from a dark brown to a rich purple color. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light darkens the wood to a brown color with a slight hue of the original purple. This effect can be minimized with a finish containing a UV inhibitor. The dry wood is very hard and dense with a specific gravity of 0.86 (54 lb/ft^3 or 860 kg/m^3). This wood is quite dense, and if it is to be worked, then a sharp carbide blade is required to cut it. For uses of this wood it is prized for fine inlay work, woodturning, cabinetry, flooring, and furniture. Exposure to the dust generated by cutting and sanding purpleheart can cause irritation and nausea, possibly due to the presence of dalbergione (neoflavonoid) compounds in the wood. This also makes purpleheart wood unsuitable to most people for use in jewelry.[1] The wood is also known as amaranth and violet wood. Overharvesting has caused several species to become endangered in areas where they were once abundant.[2][citation needed]
*up* DEFINETLY PUROOLEHEART
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Tim, you been talking to Porter again?
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Tim, you been talking to Porter again?
*lol* *lol* *lol*
geez i think i need to hit the spell check button....... thats to funny though