Purpleheart color modification and preservation (Part 3)

Almost exactly four years ago, I made a cutting board using small pieces of purpleheart wood baked at various temperatures and times to deepen the color of the wood. I said I would post an update in a couple of years, and since I've been frequently reminded that I said that, here we are four years later with a long-overdue video.
This update will not answer all of your questions about how to preserve the color of purpleheart over time. It's just to show how the board held up, which in itself has some educational value. In general, wood that's used for kitchen or outdoor work will not last as long as wood that's kept dry and not subjected to repeated changes in temperature and moisture.
Glue and finish:
Waterlox Original Sealer/Finish Gallon: amzn.to/3E2fBZA
Waterlox Original Sealer/Finish Quart: amzn.to/3HWsVjv
Titebond III wood glue: amzn.to/3ssN0VV
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Wood from the previous video
4:50 The cutting board now
8:37 Planing down to fresh wood
12:39 Pictures at the end
This video is not sponsored. I paid for everything and used my own time. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission if you use the Amazon links to make a purchase.

[@wolfwoodworkingcreations4321]

Held up pretty well, even with the end grain to end grain glue up. According to many "cutting board experts" that should have fallen apart years ago, now I know what I can do with my small scraps. Thanks Ben!!!

[@TheSnekkerShow]

I think the long plum strips on the sides helped reinforce it, but I'm pretty sure it would have held up anyway. Titebond III is pretty tough.

[@builtbybittle]

Thank you for an excellent follow-up!

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@A1000wtp]

Thanks for the update! This was a really helpful experiment. (*edit replaced excitement with experiment )

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Better late than never

[@OregonOutdoorsChris]

That's impressive how the color has held up. Thank you for doing the long term research for us!

[@TheSnekkerShow]

My pleasure

[@es47]

Awsome thank you for this i have been putting off cutting my purple heart

[@Sarethine]

Looks like I'll be baking my next guitar in the oven, then. Thanks for spearheading the research!

[@appliedmartialsciences5201]

You’re editing is awesome.

[@94Toyota]

Happy New Year Ben! Hope you & your family are doing well!

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Thank you. Happy New Year to you as well!

[@andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624]

Very cool, I was wondering how that held up...pretty darned good, all things considered, and nice that the "patina" was so easy to get rid of👍🏼. Happy New year mate 😊

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Happy New Year!

[@RYwoodview]

No matter what, cutting boards are ultimately disposable items if they're used much. Water does a number on all woods and most finishes. Resurfacing (plane or sanding) & refinishing ought to be done for any cutting board periodically. And, no, we don't in our house either. We use'em and lose'em. Store-bought ones. I'd take better care of one I'd made. Eager to learn your thoughts to come on how to preserve purpleheart color. Meanwhile, Happy New Year!

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Happy New Year!

[@appliedmartialsciences5201]

Plus happy New Year

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Happy New Year to you, too!

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

This is an interesting video, 😁🛫

[@TheSnekkerShow]

Good to hear. I only wish it answered more questions.

[@derigel9783]

Quick question, I wanna make a Table, so putting the slabs in the Offen is not possible for me. So, do you think that I could also use a Cclothiniron?

[@TheSnekkerShow]

I have never tried it, but it would probably be too difficult to get the color even.

[@derigel9783]

@@TheSnekkerShow Well, get the iron up to temperatur, put a cloth over it and slowly and steady, but not stopping, go over the survace. Could you try it?

[@barkingshark6413]

It’s not clear to me why anyone would put wood into a dishwasher. I’ve seen so many expensive beautiful maple wood salad bowls ruined from not drying them properly after cleaning them by hand…

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

Wood utensils/items should really never be subjected to machine washing anyway.

[@warloshernandez]

Instead of building guitars I am going to bake guitars