HELP!!!!

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john Lucas

>Carl

Don't worry about it. It will change color when you get sunlight on it. Put a fresh cut board outside for few hours with a quarter laying on it. You'll be able to see the outline of the quarter.

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Carl Bordelon

>OK THanks.

Will it still go back to being purple if I have some wipe on poly on it,or should I remove the polly and then set it in the sun?

Of Coarse it's fixing to Rain so there is'nt much sun today.

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Ron in Drums PA

>There is no way to stop it from changing.

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Carl Bordelon

>OK guys,the purple is returning.

Thanks for the help.

Us crazy cajuns ain't use to these exotic woods.LOL

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MikeinCapeMay

>Be sure to use a UV protective finish or at least keep it out of the sun. When freshly milled/turned it's brown and it does indeed go back to purple, however it will darken considerably with age back to a brown and on occasion even darker.

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Carl Bordelon

>OK I will do that.

Thanks for the info.

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Big Mike (In SW Indiana)

>Well... may sound dumb but... one way to help keep your color from being destroyed by UV oxidation is...

put a 2 or 3 coats of Armor-all on

before your finish... I know... sounds crazy but... it does work (ya the same stuff you use in your car to protect from UV)

I have used it successfully on a Purple Heart platter, and some pins... out of Purple heart, pink Ivory, redheart, etc.

Big Mike� So. Indiana