Day 1 Purple heart...

[jcarroll]

how purple is purple?

Bout as purple as the purple headed love soldier!

 

[DES365]

really look great!!!!

 

[1EDsson]

Yep,that's going to look good when you get some gloss on it. It's really called purple heart wood? Never heard of a purple heart tree?

 

[geezer]

Peltogyne, known as Purpleheart, is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America, where they occur in tropical rainforests.
The trees are prized for their beautiful heartwood which, when cut, quickly turns from a dark brown to a rich purple color. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light darkens the wood to a brown color with a slight hue of the original purple. This effect can be minimized with a finish containing a UV inhibitor.

From wikipedia...

 

[1EDsson]

Cool, thanks! I'm an amateur woodworker/butcher, I can think of a few other ways to use that also.

 

[geezer]

This is day 3...A little deeper purple, but showing signs of the brown coming back. I think maybe too much direct sunlight caused them to oxidize too quickly. Guess I'll sand them again, and let them oxidize at thier own rate.

 

[1EDsson]

Doesn't look much different to me, still beautiful! Seal it.....IMO.

 

[Crackerz]

I had some on a 1911 a couple of years ago. Bright dark red-orangish grain separated by purple/dark blue lines. Looked great to me, but not too good to some. Good luck with them.

 

[T. May]

Make sure to post a photo of the finished product. Looking good.

 

[GAGunguy]

It will still darken/change color even after you finish it. UV protected finish will slow it down, but its going to do what its going to do.

Dont sweat it. Throw a coat of finish at it and enjoy your really nice grips.

Nice work, Geezer