SteveS: 05/27/04 12:33 PM
Oil finishes will turn the purpleheart a deep
violet color.
Too dark for my tastes.
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WalnutGuy: 05/27/04 01:22 PM
Any oil finish will enhance the figure, but you will
achieve better results using a commercial tung oil
concoction or your own home brew.
Wipe it on genously, wait about 15 minutes then wipe
off the excess.
Allow to cure overnite, then rub out with
#0000 steel wool
or equivalent to get rid of the any dust nibs and
bleed back pimples.
If you want to fill the oak pores then brush on a coat
or two fo 1.5# cut clear
Shellac, then rub out.
You can then follow with the clear coat of your
choice.
Always run tests first unless you are certain of the
outcome.
David Gillie: 05/27/04 02:09 PM
Oil finishes will turn the purpleheart a deep violet
color.
Too dark for my tastes.
More like brown... defeating the purpose of
using purpleheart.
Should use "brownheart".
WalnutGuy: 05/27/04 02:56 PM
I've used the finish I proposed earlier on several
pieces.
None have turned brown. But, wood is a
natural product.
It varies, and so will your results.
That's why you always need to test first.
It ain't rocket science.
SteveS: 05/27/04 03:01 PM
Quote:
More like brown... defeating the purpose
of using purpleheart.
My only piece of PH is used tung oil on turned a violet
color; almost black unless you have good
lighting.
I use lacquer on my PH turnings and the color has
not changed yet.
Kansas City Fireslayer: 05/28/04 07:24 PM
I thought UV rays would turn purpleheart more
brown.
Isn't this correct??
vanguard: 05/28/04 08:24 PM
Quote:
damonakers said:
I thought UV rays would turn purpleheart more
brown.
Isn't this correct??
You know, I went to find web sites to support my
experience that it's not UV rays but it's actually
exposure to air.
I found some stuff that said it actually was UV rays,
other sites that said it was oxygen, but most sites
simply said it darkens as it's "exposed" or as it
"matures".
It doesn't look like anybody has done a real study
on it.
I can tell you this for sure. If you
leave a freshly planed board, which looks a little
brown, hanging off of a table part of the bottom
will turn purple and the unexposed part will stay
brown.
My experience is that it's not sunlight like cherry
but it seems like everybody says something
different.
David Gillie: 05/29/04 06:53 AM
I had a piece of unfinished PH that had been stored
inside a box in a cabinet (read: dark).
I wanted to show the PH to a customer. I took it
with me and left it on the seat of the car.
After doing some errands, by the time I got to the
customer, it was brilliant violet again.
(I'll rent you my car for $200/day).
Maybe I just play it "safe" with PH so it doesn't
turn brown black or dayglow orange (okay, kidding
on the dayglow).
But I give the PH a coat or two with bleached
Shellac
just to protect it's color, regardless of what the
final topcoat will be.
Kansas City Fireslayer: 05/29/04 11:16 AM
Vangaurd and Dave G.,
Interesting stuff.
I'm going to set a small PH scrap outside today
and start my own little theory on the reactions
of PH!
I'm getting ready to make some wood scraper
handles for my hardwood flooring buddy and he
requested PH with a maple inlay.
I'll try to get pics posted to show any
differences between "sun bathed" PH and garaged
PH... I guess you could call it.
Have a good weekend!
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