Purlpleheart

pulpleheart face grain	purpleheart endgrain

Purpleheart is a very heavy and dense Brazilian wood, also known as amaranth. It is relatively inexpensive, and usually machines cleanly. It also glues well, unlike many other tropical species. It's very popular for craft items, but its flashy color requires care in use to avoid being gaudy. I only use a little bit in my jewelry boxes, in the tops of the amish quilt and serape jewelry boxes. It's a natural for cutting boards, because of its hardness, and I use it in most of my cutting boards. With care, one can achieve nice complimentary color effects with Brazilian satinwood.Surprisingly, I've never seen any tendency for its color to bleed into adjacent woods, and it's color changes over time, but remains quite purple.