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Purple Heart

Name: Purple Heart
Brand: wooddepot
Price: 300.0 SGD
Availability: InStock

$300.00 SGD

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Size 110*20*2860

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Cutting cost $1 per cut. Leave your cut list at the check out and we will contact you! Please contact us if you would like to change the wood thickness. Characteristics:
•	The heartwood is a deep purple-violet colour when freshly cut, maturing to dark brown.
•	The original colour is restored when re-cut.
•	Straight grained, but often irregular, wavy and sometimes interlocked, producing a pleasing striped figure on quartered surfaces.
•	Texture moderate to fine.

Working Qualities:
•	It is rather difficult to work, with moderate to severe blunting effect on tools.
•	It exudes gummy resin when heated by dull cutters and the material is best run slowly through machines equipped with high speed steel knives.
•	The wood turns well and smoothly.
•	Pre-bore for nailing, glues without difficulty and stains and wax polishes easily.
•	Spirit finishes remove the purple colour.

Uses:
•	Although expensive, it is used for heavy constructional work, bridge building, fresh water piling, dock work, cladding, house construction and vats.
•	Excellent for flooring and very suitable for gymnasium equipment, shafts, tool handles, boat building, turnery, furniture and billiard tables.
•	Also as decorative veneers for inlaying and marquetry work etc.
•	Best colour from sawcut as steaming affects the soluble phonicoin content.

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