Purpleheart Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Purpleheart Alternative Name 1: Amaranth
Purpleheart Alternative Name 2: Violetwood
Purpleheart Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Purpleheart Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Purpleheart Availability of Wood: Adequate
Purpleheart Available As Lumber: Yes
Purpleheart Available as Veneer: Yes
Purpleheart Available only in small sizes: No
Purpleheart Bending Strength: High
Purpleheart Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Purpleheart Botanical Name: Peltogyne spp.
Purpleheart Carving: Good, easy to carve
Purpleheart Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Purpleheart Color of Wood: Purple Brown
Purpleheart Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Purpleheart Crushing Strength: High
Purpleheart Decorative Figure: No
Purpleheart Density: Very high
Purpleheart Drilling: Good
Purpleheart Fill before Finishing: Insufficient Data Available
Purpleheart Gluing: Good
Purpleheart Grain: Mostly Straight
Purpleheart Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Purpleheart Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Purpleheart Hand Tooling: Average
Purpleheart Hardness: Very Hard, extremely difficult to dent
Purpleheart Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Purpleheart Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Purpleheart Interlocked Grain: Yes
Purpleheart Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Purpleheart Machine Tools: Average
Purpleheart Mortising: Good
Purpleheart Movement after drying: Low
Purpleheart Nail Holding: Very good - Nails are very difficult to pull out
Purpleheart Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Purpleheart Natural Durability: Very durable
Purpleheart Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Purpleheart Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Purpleheart Planing: Fair
Purpleheart Polishing: Good
Purpleheart Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 54
Purpleheart Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 54
Purpleheart Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Purpleheart Sanding: Good
Purpleheart Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Purpleheart Screw Holding: Very Good - Difficult to remove screws
Purpleheart Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Purpleheart Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Purpleheart Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Purpleheart Size of Pores: Insufficient Data Available
Purpleheart Specific Gravity: Extrememly high
Purpleheart Specific Gravity maximum: .86
Purpleheart Specific Gravity minimum: .86
Purpleheart Staining: Good
Purpleheart Steam Bending: Satisfactory
Purpleheart Stiffness: Very High
Purpleheart Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Purpleheart Texture of the Wood: Intermediate
Purpleheart Toughness: High
Purpleheart Turning: Good
Purpleheart Weight: Very heavy
Purpleheart Wood Defects: Check (or split), case harden, stain, warp
Purpleheart Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Purpleheart Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Purpleheart Use for Carving: YES
Purpleheart Use for Cooperage: no
Purpleheart Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Purpleheart Use for Flooring: no
Purpleheart Use for Furniture: no
Purpleheart Use for Handles: no
Purpleheart Use for Heavy Construction: YES
Purpleheart Use for Inlay: YES
Purpleheart Use for Interior Finish: no
Purpleheart Use for Light Construction: no
Purpleheart Use for Marine Applications: YES
Purpleheart Use for Marquetry: YES
Purpleheart Use for Millwork: no
Purpleheart Use for Models and Patterns: no
Purpleheart Use for Musical Instruments: no
Purpleheart Use for Novelties: no
Purpleheart Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Purpleheart Use for Shingles: no
Purpleheart Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Purpleheart Use for Turnery: YES
Purpleheart Use for Woodenware: no