Building my first pot call using purpleheart and have a few questions. I got it today and figured i would do the progression of sandpaper 120 220 400 600 etc... but when i touched it with 400 just to try a spot it seemed to take color away. Any certain things i need to know about purpleheart? Half tempted to just use some spar on it and leave it alone. Help!
let it set a few days and the color will come back in natural light then finish it.Thats what purple heart does
Figure im just going to smooth the edges and the ledge where the glass is going to go. But now i want another one to put aluminum on it!
Quote from: Teebugg on March 28, 2014, 10:27:18 PM
Any certain things i need to know about purpleheart?
It's a common wood used in bridge and pier construction in South America...very rot resistant.
Over time the pretty purple color will fade to a muddy nasty looking brown.