Purple Heart Wood 1 8 Sheet

I bought this red purple wood plank some 30 40 years ago and just used it as a trim on the enclosed table top.

Purple heart wood 1 8 sheet.

Purple heart is the best wood god placed on earth may he full my home with plenty of it. Upon exposure the wood becomes a deeper eggplant purple. Weight varies from about 50lbs to 63lbs per cu. Beautiful figured purple heart lumber wood air dried 36 x 4 x 3 4 free ship.

Purpleheart heartwood is a deep purple violet when freshly cut maturing to a dark brown. The original color is restored when re cut. 3 8 x 1 1 2 x 16 beautiful. Purpleheart is a dull grayish purplish brown when first cut but it quickly darkens to a violet purple with exposure to light.

Purpleheart is primarily found in central america and tropical south america. The trouble with this number is that the specific gravity of a wood changes with its moisture content. A wood doesn t float for example if it s specific gravity is 1 00 or greater. The sapwood is creamy pinkish cinnamon.

It s just a guide. With continued exposure to uv light. It has exceptionally high bending and crushing strength is dimensionally stable and is extremely resistant to decay. It is also known as amaranth violetwood korobeli saka sakavalli purperhart pau roxo nazare morado tananeo.

Initially a dull brown it takes on its brilliant tone shortly after the wood is cut. I just cannot remember what this wood is. Exotic lumber for all your woodworking needs. Purpleheart thin stock lumber boards wood crafts.

Find a large selection of exotic wood bubinga padouk purpleheart wenge and more at rockler. Make offer beautiful figured purple heart lumber wood air dried 36 x 4 x 3 4 free ship. We display the specific gravity for each of our woods using it s kiln dried measurement instead of the non dried measurement. Grain is straight but often irregular wavy and sometimes interlocked.

Myron leski 1 year ago have a question. When freshly cut the heartwood of purpleheart is a dull grayish purplish brown. Purpleheart is reported to be highly desired by hobbyists and craftsmen who use the hard heavy wood in small projects. Purpleheart purple heart amaranth pau roxo violetwood peltogyne spp.

All boards are machined s4s to 1 8 1 4 1 2 and 3 4 thicknesses. Purpleheart is an exotic wood with mechanical properties of the wood are reported to lie somewhere between those of greenheart and oak. Texture is moderate to fine. Central and south america.

Seth 1 year ago purple hart pen i made.