Robert McGowen
01-26-2010, 8:25 PM
Getting ready for Valentine's Day.......
60 pieces of purpleheart and one piece of curly maple. (maple is a floating disc in the bottom) 5" tall and 6.5" wide. No finish, as I am waiting a few days for the wood to turn purple again. I made something out of another piece of this same board of purpleheart before. It turns BRIGHT purple after 24-48 hours, but it is brown as walnut right after you sand or cut it. I put some mineral spirits on it and the purpleheart really pops out nicely though.
Sorry about the photos. I sanded to 400 and even without any finish, the flash was still very reflective.
Critiques welcome, thanks for looking.
60 pieces of purpleheart and one piece of curly maple. (maple is a floating disc in the bottom) 5" tall and 6.5" wide. No finish, as I am waiting a few days for the wood to turn purple again. I made something out of another piece of this same board of purpleheart before. It turns BRIGHT purple after 24-48 hours, but it is brown as walnut right after you sand or cut it. I put some mineral spirits on it and the purpleheart really pops out nicely though.
Sorry about the photos. I sanded to 400 and even without any finish, the flash was still very reflective.
Critiques welcome, thanks for looking.