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| Author: | Geocoucou79 [ Fri Sep 19, 2025 4:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Purple heart B/S |
Hi, I just started a new a dreadnought for my girlfriend with purple heart back and sides. I don’t know much about that wood. Has anyone worked with it and would share his experience on thicknesses and workability? |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Sep 19, 2025 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Purple heart B/S |
Workability - tough stuff. I have a pal who keeps one set of chisels that he only uses on purpleheart, and one set for everything else. Have fun. |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sat Sep 20, 2025 2:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Purple heart B/S |
I haven't done a whole back/side set with it, but I like it for bindings. It bends surprisingly easily considering its hardness and stiffness. It's only slightly heavier than rosewood, but much stiffer. 20GPa versus 12GPa Young's modulus. Chris Pile wrote: Workability - tough stuff. I have a pal who keeps one set of chisels that he only uses on purpleheart, and one set for everything else. Have fun. African blackwood is even worse. Most of my tools are dull within a few strokes. But an old Stanley 220 block plane can shave away no problem. Buy one, they're cheap on ebay. P.S. This thread may disappear tomorrow. https://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=57355 |
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