I have worked with purpleheart quite a bit but and have tried a number of finishing methods. The "common wisdom" has been that purpleheart will darken to a plum color when finished but using UV resistant poly can slow the change. I recently got a couple of really nice dark boards and am once again perplexed. The attached picture shows a cutting board and a pencil holder made from the same board! As you can see, the board is plum colored and the pencil holder a nice dark purple. I saw the same phenomenon with another board (not shown) that retained the nice purple color. All three were finished with a mineral oil/beeswax mixture. The only difference I can think of is the time that elapsed between planing/sanding and finishing. The darker ones sat for a few weeks and the plum color I finished the day after sanding.
Has anyone else seen this?
Thanks
Bill
PS: the board is a cafe wall optical illusion, the lines are straight but appear to curve. The pencil holder has a couple of small magnets countersunk into the back. I have found this is a great use for small cutoffs.
Has anyone else seen this?
Thanks
Bill
PS: the board is a cafe wall optical illusion, the lines are straight but appear to curve. The pencil holder has a couple of small magnets countersunk into the back. I have found this is a great use for small cutoffs.