In article <ym_lb.161533$pl3.151627@pd7tw3no>, Joe Hoffmann
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Would like to know if anyone has any sugestions on how to preserve the color
> of purple heart so it doesnt turn brown.
I've got a Steve Knight plane made of purple heart... It's as purple
now as it was 2.5 years ago.
djb
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Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]> schreef
> Some scraps that were left on a window sill
> in my solarium turned brown on the side exposed to the sun & remained
> purple on the other side. Go figure??
> Anyone with a real answer as to what makes purpleheart purple?
+ + +
Actually the question at hand is, what makes the purple color break down?
Or, on a practical note what will stop this breakdown..
Word is that the right finish will do this.
Also, not exposing it to sunlight will help.
PvR
PS. the wood is called "purpleheart"
A "purple heart" also exist but is not store-bought.
On 13 Nov 2003, Traves W. Coppock spake unto rec.woodworking:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Traves, did you suffer a temporal anomaly or something? If you have a
chance, could you post last night's winning lottery numbers? Private email
would be best ;^)
> there are several species called PurpleHeart, all of them are purple
> at some point in the machining process.
> some of the stuff i have worked with is deep purple right after
> machining, and some is brown and gets purple after working it.
> some turns brown after time, and some gets more purple.
>
> its a crap shoot, from what i have run into, as to what you are going
> to get when you buy it. . .
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:05:19 GMT, Scott Cramer
<[email protected]> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>On 13 Nov 2003, Traves W. Coppock spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Traves, did you suffer a temporal anomaly or something? If you have a
>chance, could you post last night's winning lottery numbers? Private email
>would be best ;^)
>
>
ROFLMAO
good eye!
seems SWMBO was checking a date in nov. to see if i was working or off
that day. . .lol its not "apply" sweetie, its "cancel" you want!
*G*
In article <ym_lb.161533$pl3.151627@pd7tw3no>, "Joe Hoffmann" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Would like to know if anyone has any sugestions on how to preserve the color
>of purple heart so it doesnt turn brown.
>
IME, you don't have to do anything to it. All the purpleheart I've ever used
has been brown when freshly cut, and turns a bright purple within a few days
of exposure to the sun. Keeping it purple just isn't a problem.
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 01:41:36 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
scribbled
>In article <ym_lb.161533$pl3.151627@pd7tw3no>, "Joe Hoffmann" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Would like to know if anyone has any sugestions on how to preserve the color
>>of purple heart so it doesnt turn brown.
>>
>IME, you don't have to do anything to it. All the purpleheart I've ever used
>has been brown when freshly cut, and turns a bright purple within a few days
>of exposure to the sun. Keeping it purple just isn't a problem.
My experience has been different from Doug's. Like Doug says, it was
brown when freshly cut, but turned purple in a dark, unheated (1)
gar^H^H^H shop in a few days. Other pieces that exposed to indoor
light also turned purple. Some scraps that were left on a window sill
in my solarium turned brown on the side exposed to the sun & remained
purple on the other side. Go figure??
Anyone with a real answer as to what makes purpleheart purple? What
are the real variables: light, UV, air or oxygen, temperature, wood
species?
I finished the purpleheart & poplar bookcase I made with exterior
water-base poly (Sorry Larry, but I wanted the cold colour & UV
protection). The colour hasn't changed detectably in the year is has
been in my LOML's fluorescent lighted office.
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address.
(1) This is not a wimpy southern "cold" like Silvan whines about --
this is a workshop in the Yukon winter, with temperatures going down
to 40 below. ;-)
Luigi
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:46:43 -0700, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]>
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
snip
>Anyone with a real answer as to what makes purpleheart purple? What
>are the real variables: light, UV, air or oxygen, temperature, wood
>species?
>
snip
there are several species called PurpleHeart, all of them are purple
at some point in the machining process.
some of the stuff i have worked with is deep purple right after
machining, and some is brown and gets purple after working it.
some turns brown after time, and some gets more purple.
its a crap shoot, from what i have run into, as to what you are going
to get when you buy it. . .
Traves