Purpleheart and Red Cumaru

[wilkie]

Have you used these woods? What has been your experiences with them?
Both are presently on sale at Woodcraft.

Thanks.
Randy

[Rolf]

I have used Purple heart. It is hard but nice to work with, but it will turn brown in time.

[sdguy]

If you don't already use packing tape, you'll need it for the purpleheart, because it burns easily. Like Rolf said, it's hard. I'm usually cutting inch-thick stuff and don't find it particularly easy to work with. Somewhere in between cherry/maple and wenge/bubinga.

[Forester21]

The purpleheart I've used will turn brown where I sand it but reverts back to it's purple color after being in the sun a while. It is hard to cut as the others posted, but I like using it.
T

[ichibob]

Purple Heart

I used Purple Heart to line this box. Worked out well I think!