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  1. 07-17-2012, 02:29 AM #1
    boneyabba
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    Purple Heart and sanding

    I was messing about with some purple heart and it turned brown when sanded.

    The inside of cuts stayed purple- its not like it was only purple on the outside. But sanding turned it a dark brown.

    Can someone explain??

    Thanks,
    T
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  2. 07-17-2012, 10:27 AM #2
    RionM
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    That is a characteristic of purpleheart - it will turn brown eventually. All you can do is slow down the browning. I believe it reacts with oxygen and/or UV rays.

    There are several other species that do this.

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