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 Description:
Purpleheart
has creamy white/gray sapwood. It starts out as
heartwood a bright, dramatic purple when freshly cut,
darkening into a deeper purple with age. It has a
medium to fine texture with a luster that ranges from medium
to high. Purpleheart has a high bending and crushing
strength and stiffness with medium resistance to shock
loads. A great feature when used as trailer or truck
decking. It is hard and does not mar or dent easily.
The Tree: Found in
Central and South America, this exotic wood is a worldwide
favorite. Tall and large trees grow abundantly to
heights of 100 to 150 feet, sometimes reaching a diameter of
five feet with clear knot free log lengths.
Light and Air-Induced Changes:
Treatment against the effects of ultra-violet rays has been
suggested to maintain the original purple color.
Treating the wood with Armoral before applying a lacquer
will hold the distinct purple color.
Staining: The purpleheart
wood takes finishes rather well. Water-based finishes
hold the purple color the best. Any spirit finishes
has been reported to remove the color.
Durability: Peltogyne
heartwood is highly resistant to fungi, very resistant to
dry-wood termites, and slightly resistant to marine borers.
The wood is also said to be resistant to chemicals such as
acids. |
Description:
Light yellow brown heartwood with light brown sapwood.
Coarse texture with crisscross rings. Angelim Pedra is
heavy and hard medium density wood and low moisture content
which kiln dries quickly. This hardwood is resistant
to fungi and termites due to the low moisture content.
