Purple Heart Hardwood

One of the most distinctive woods in the world, Purple Heart Hardwood is prized for its very unusual deep purple color. When freshly cut, this dense hardwood is light brown. Within minutes the surface turns an astonishing bright purple. Upon prolonged exposure to sunlight, the color gradually changes to a chocolate-purple color. This beautiful wood is straight to wavy grained, fine and uniform textured and fairly smooth with a medium to high luster. Purpleheart turns smoothly, is easy to glue, takes finishes well and is highly durable. The wood is used for furniture making because of its distinctive and attractive finish and it is also used for making Musical instrument like Guitars.