Woodturning Plain Old PURPLE HEART!

[@jeffweese4551]

Purple heart is absolutely beautiful, one of my favourite wood to work with. Putting it in sunlight with some heat will just make the purple even more vibrant as well. It browns when worked.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@thebatmakescomics]

If you put the purpleheart in the Sun it will turn purple again. They always turn reddish brown when they're finished. It turns purple through oxidation. I've heard acetone can speed it up but I just leave it on the porch for a couple hours and in a few days it gets very purple again.

[@mdlitz]

Thanks for the video Peggy. What a lovely bowl. I started my 5th bowl and decided to use Purple Heart. I was glad to hear it is indeed a dense wood. You do make it look easy, it’s not. And also I get to dig a screw out to tomorrow too.

[@SUROBLEDEKchannel]

Great video

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks 😊

[@pipercub45]

Purple heart will go from purple to a rich dark brown after a time depending on how much it is exposed to sunlight. It is sort of like cherry wood.

[@thesweetone]

Oxygen and uv light aid in its colour change, from that drab to purple to a grey colour over time. It can't be stopped only slowed down.

[@pipercub45]

@@thesweetone I made some trim for a counter out of purple heart and after about 6 months the person said what happened to my purple wood. It was a rich brown.

[@PFWoodturning]

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[@JiggsysShed]

That is beautiful. Great work Peggy

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks so much 😊

[@ACKSWOODPASTE]

Just beautiful, I always put my pens or whatever of purpleheart in the sunlight, the UV rays and heat brings back the purple.

[@PFWoodturning]

😎✌

[@crocuscreekwoodworks]

Very nice Peggy. The curve in the bottom is perfect. Well worth the effort.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks so much 😊

[@abderrahim6222]

Thank you, my dear lady, for these valuable clarifications and explanations

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!!!

[@williamellis8993]

Beautiful bowl, Peggy. Great grain, great color, and nice chatoyance. Take care. Bill

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Bill. ✌️

[@glennprovenzano1837]

t’s a beautiful wood Happy Mothers Day Peggy!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you!

[@jackthompson5092]

Beautiful Purple Heart bowl Peggy. Well done.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you!!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Stunning finish awesome bowl Peggy. Peace Out

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!!!! ✌

[@Umberto.Goglia]

Another master lesson of turning! Very good job! Cheer from Italy!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@jonatancasas3509]

beautiful, thanks for sharing....

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks for watching ✌️😎

[@woodywoodturning]

Lovely bowl thanks for sharing your time.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gregdagg9305]

Nice looking bowl, quite the rebel, using 2 different coloured screws..

[@PFWoodturning]

LOL. Right?!

[@PBUCKY1969]

Beautiful bowl Peggy - great work - I hope you got your jumper cleaned!

[@PFWoodturning]

Haha. Thanks!

[@austinswift1602]

stunning bowl, love the finish and the color. Awesome! 🙂

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ronkolacek9645]

Great job Peggy....just beautiful

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks so much 😊

[@markbrown1011]

Yes the purple heart goes every, but the sweater looks great on you! Looks like purple heart would be fun to turn, beautiful work, good job Peggy.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!✌

[@williamkeene9032]

Purple heart is so beautiful, and I am so looking forward to starting this hobby. Be a while before I tackle a piece of this.

[@PFWoodturning]

Good luck!

[@tonysmith3143]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing ✌🏼

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks for watching!

[@rayworstine4399]

Good evening, Peggy. I don't see many people turning Purple Heart, nor have I. I have turned Bloodwood. It is also hard but sands very smooth and finishes incredible. Your bowl looks fantastic.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@northernhumidor5615]

When using a faceplate , try stainless steel screws. Much stronger.

[@PFWoodturning]

✌️

[@markthompson6860]

great job ,,,,,,missed you gal take care

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Mark!

[@K31swiss]

Purpleheart makes good turkey calls too.

[@PFWoodturning]

Wow! I bet it does.

[@paulbecker9426]

One of my most favorite wood species and your bowl came out beautifully Peggy, great work! :)

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@lauramccauley8651]

Oh my gosh that was worth every penny, just beautiful. Where does that come from

[@PFWoodturning]

😎✌

[@matthewmcbride3201]

Nice bowl, i find purple heart very hard to hollow expesially end grain

[@PFWoodturning]

Me too!

[@burtnolan]

Where did you say you got the purple heart from? Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this gorgeous project with us.

[@PFWoodturning]

I bought it from my local Rockler store.

[@jonsayre9404]

Beautiful bowl!! Love the color. On most hardwoods, I pre drill a hole(smaller than the screw your using) and sometimes I put wax on the screws. Easy going in and easy coming out.

[@PFWoodturning]

Awesome, I'll have to try that,

[@rambladesmanmoe6291]

I don’t want to sound like a jerk but with todays Chinese made screws I always pre drill in hardwoods like this. Beautifully done. Thank you. RM

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!

[@marktetrault6839]

I use PH on my cribbage boards and chopping blocks. Nice grain and color in your bowl. Keep on the good work.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Mark!

[@joeywalker4392]

Nice looking bowl. That sure is pretty wood. You do fantastic work Hope the sweater comes clean. Have a great week.

[@PFWoodturning]

I hope so too! Thanks.

[@marycatherinelebouef-op4hf]

I have never heard of this wood and I’m amazed how beautiful it is!! You did a great job of showing the true beauty in this piece. I truly appreciate your dedication to this work; dictating each move you made helped me understand what was happening. I’m not a woodturner yet I love to view this craft! Great job! Thank you!!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@rickharem5788]

Good job Peggy. That wood is so hard and dense I know it tried your patience. It's beautiful and you can be proud.

[@PFWoodturning]

Yes, thank you

[@ronalves9118]

Hi Peggy,, When I turned purple heart and before finish, I take a torch and go over the entire surface, and that will turn the wood a deeper purple in color and it makes a big difference. Ron, Chief USCG RET

[@PFWoodturning]

Good to know, thanks!

[@stephendonathan6782]

Beautiful work Peggy 👏! I saw a video were they left purple heart in a window so the sun would hit it and it brought the purple back out. So maybe you should try that sometime. Did the desk help with the homework? Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Stephen! Time will tell about the desk and homework…

[@kathrynseaman6482]

beautiful figuring and beautiful bowl

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!

[@jarmstrong2843]

Nice wood turning, Peggy. Suggestion: Drill holes for your face plate screws before installing them. This will help eliminate broken screws; particularly on hard dense woods. Use a little bees wax or paraffin on the screws before putting them in. This will help them go in easier.

[@PFWoodturning]

😎

[@carlbarker2068]

Very nice work Peggy!! Like always!!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks very much 😊

[@tedcarson2971]

Your "plain old purple heart" doesn't seem plain to me Peggy. I think you are right ... sometimes the wood just speaks for itself. Thanks for sharing and I hope your home improvements turned out as well as your beautiful bowl.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks very much 😊✌️

[@mikeyoung8126]

Very beautiful Peggy I love Purple Heart take care and peace out ✌🏻

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Mike!

[@carolriley8472]

Heart is always so gorgeous! Your bowl is beautiful!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gaylegreer9798]

Hubby Tom has made the mistake of wearing flannel shirts when turning!! It does take a while to get the chips out. Now, he wears a thin nylon windbreaker; nothing sticks to it!! The bowl is gorgeous!!! PIA re; the screw and bit. All part of the adventure!

[@PFWoodturning]

Haha!!! Yes, indeed part of the adventure! ✌️

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks

[@fretless05]

Purple Heart is beautiful, but it's a strange wood. When first exposed to oxygen, it goes from reddish brown to purple, and then fades back to reddish brown as it ages. I've seen people using heat, either in an oven or flame, to turn the wood purple again. From the experiments I've seen done in an oven (at 350F for an hour+) to heat the wood through and not just the surface, it will stay purple much longer.

[@PFWoodturning]

Interesting. Thanks! ✌️

[@traceyrice]

You called Purple Heart plain! 😲But his bowl shows why it is not plain. Really nice job, Peggy! Btw, if you take a heat gun or a hair dryer and carefully heat the wood, it will turn purple. 😉💜

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Tracey!

[@robertdaring6603]

Hi Peggy, Do you give Lessons? My wife and I just got into turning and live in Southern Maine.. love your videos

[@PFWoodturning]

I have a couple of times....

[@richardmead9785]

To avoid broken screws, 1) drill a pilot hole unless the screw is self-taping, 2) if the screws are Chinese, use only once, perhaps twice if a pilot hole was drilled. I have not seen a Chinese screw that wouldn’t fatigue and fail unexpectedly.

[@PFWoodturning]

Good to know, thanks!

[@michaelhofer9149]

Some of us live by for the videos you post. To miss a week with the excuse of: “I had some home improvement projects to work on.” You know the old saying: “Excuses are like buttholes, everyone has one!” I love purple heart. Don’t know what it is but it’s beautiful! If you can expose a half inch of the broken screw trying using a cordless or corded reversible drill motor, tighten the chuck as tight as possible, reverse the drill and back the broken screw out. The other thing is use a pneumatic die grinder or a DREMEL tool to remove the material around the broken screw. Might save you from having to extract a broken drill on top of all the other broken stuff in your piece.

[@PFWoodturning]

Awesome, thank you!! ✌️😎

[@orgcoast5990]

I enjoy the look of Purple Heart. Yup, it is hard stuff. I am curious as to what tells you it is time to resharpen. I use a lot of carbide but not exclusively.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks for sharing!

[@StraightThread]

If you'll drag the threads of your screws through a piece of wax before you secure them in the faceplate, they'll be much less likely to heat up and snap from the friction of driving them in or removing them. It doesn't take much. A piece of wax from a toilet bowl ring works well and is relatively inexpensive, but you also can use a candle or piece of paraffin. In an extremely hard, dry wood like purpleheart, there is considerably more heat generated than when power-driving screws in a wet piece of maple straight from the forest. The heat will work-harden the screws and make them brittle.

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool, thanks!

[@darrylbuckett5380]

Beautiful practicle bowl, should get well used. Just wish purple heart was reddily available here in West Australia, can get it in from over east, but the price, you'd have to get Armourguard to deliver a piece like that. Cheers

[@PFWoodturning]

Maybe one day!

[@g.leebihm2588]

That’s a very nice bowl. 👍 I can’t say that I like turning Purpleheart heart very much, but when I do turn it, no matter what I make, it sales fast. I just turned a cigar ashtray last week and sold it the day after I finished it. I did buy carbide tools to turn Purpleheart because, it took forever to turn my first piece. There are two things that will cause Purpleheart to turn purple, heat and UV light. I normally just expose the piece to sun light for a couple of hours for a couple of days to get it to turn purple, then I apply the finish. Oh, if you put a small piece of Purpleheart in a jar with some denatured alcohol, the alcohol will turn purple after a few days.

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool. Now I’ll have to experiment ✌️

[@alanbutler1657]

Great piece, nice finish as always. Missed you last last week.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!!! I know, it seems so long to me when I miss a week.

[@lancemorgan651]

Lovely job , purple heart is one of my favourite woods , the more light it gets the deeper the purple goes

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!!

[@martinmurphy5302]

With reference to your screw problem....you don't need them to be more than an inch into the blank...what you do need are thicker screws. When turning you will hardly ever pull/tear out a screw...I turned a large bowl last week which was hot glued onto a block in the chuck. Use a drill driver and not an impact for setting and removal and swap out the screws every month....purple heart is such nice wood!

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool, thanks Martin ✌️

[@jerrydempsey3490]

I like the simplicity of the bowl. Less is more. Well done. 👍

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks 😊

[@mandicoleman7433]

It is a very beautiful wood!! 😍 💜💜😍

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Mandi 😎✌️

[@janeoverby2151]

That is beautiful Peggy, and you are right Purple Heart can be a challenge to turn. I would much rather turn that than Bloodwood though. My husband glued up a Bloodwood and Ambrosia Maple blank for me. It killed my tools but man did it turn out pretty. Have to put it back on the lathe though I'm not happy with it. Couldn't get the depth inside I wanted. Need to get myself some carbide tools for that rock hard wood. My gouges took a beating. Happy Mothers Day!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Jane. Yes, you’re exactly right-the tools take a beating for sure. ✌️

[@sweetlandsheatingcooling9039]

Nice turn, especially with all the broken bits to contend with. I have a motorcycling shirt called FREEZE OUT which i wore while turning one cold day and wood chips are now married to that shirt. I figure if i ever get back into resin i will encase it in resin and turn it, lol. Good to see your back up and running.

[@PFWoodturning]

Ha! Thanks!

[@dakusa_dave]

Threads look like a drywall screw. Always a bad idea, they are brittle. And, it is usually worth the extra effort to drill a pilot hole. Beautiful work.

[@PFWoodturning]

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[@gary8033]

Awesome Peggy! I agree, love the Purple Heart. 👍👍✌️

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gavincoyle]

It brilliant to be back with you again Peggy this is a very beautiful bowl, just a comment on what you were saying about purple heart being a little brown, Gord Rock said on one of his videos that if you set the purple heart in sunshine for a week or so before turning it the sun really brings the purple back out again. I love the grain and colours in the bowl thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool, good to know. Thanks!

[@roccobusco5226]

Miss Peggy, Purple heart is very beautiful to make things with. What i found was the cost is high for these blanks and boards when I turn them in the lathe all those shavings go to the floor put a pain in my chest. I decided to invest in a bowl saver to not waist such a beautiful wood.

[@PFWoodturning]

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[@lipham]

A technique I use to remove a broken screw is to use a parting tool and turn a grove on both sides of the screw. I then break off the wood around the screw and like you I then use vise-grips to remove the screw. I broke two screws in the last piece of Purple Heart I turned. Great piece, very pretty.

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool, thanks!!! 👍🏻

[@curtisbolyard819]

Please do not use Sheetrock type screws . They are very brittle .

[@PFWoodturning]

👍

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks , since you didn't show all the removal of the broken screw, this suggestion may work in the future . Instead of using a drill to make a hole try cutting a v shaped gouge around the screw with a carving knife or chisel just low enough to get the vice grips on at an angle. Then unscrew the broken part out using the vice grips as a handle. hope this helps it has always worked for me so far anyway.

[@PFWoodturning]

Good to know!

[@lyndaowen2154]

Beautiful bow the wood is gorgeous

[@PFWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@jimneely4527]

Purple heart is a tough wood to work with, but the color of the wood makes it very special. If you heat it with a torch or hot air gun it will get that deep purple look. I have turned it and I also like using it as a contrasting wood with maple in making dovetail boxes. I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing Peggy.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Jim!!! ✌️

[@nickieboydston6311]

What kind of sharpening system do you use?

[@PFWoodturning]

Sorby Pro edge.

[@johnabbott2893]

I hope you learned that if you are going to put a good size screw into purple heart, got to go with a pilot hole first. That stuff is so hard that it can be very tough to work with. I was trying to drill a 2 inch hole through a 3/4" piece once and just wrecked my forstner bit.

[@PFWoodturning]

Yes, I did learn that…the hard way! ✌️😁

[@ChrisLFSutton]

I'm told that Purple heart darkens to a chocolate brown with age, but if heated, the Purple color returns. I also broke a drill bit while trying to hollow out the center; I won't do that again (hand power drill).- it was a paddle drill bit with a pilot hole!

[@PFWoodturning]

Oh wow!

[@demmertp]

Purpleheart has an interesting grain and the color is unusual. I have found that you can increase intensity of the purple with denatured alcohol or heating the wood with a hair dryer, but with exposure to ambient ultraviolet light the purple will eventually turn to brown. Broken screw heads are the reason I don't use a faceplate--too much trouble to remove them.

[@PFWoodturning]

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[@MrPete1x]

Well done, thank you for showing this

[@PFWoodturning]

No problem 👍

[@daveerickson5474]

Here is a tip on those broken screws. Drill pilot holes, then rub either bees wax or bar soap on the threads. They will go in and out much easier. Also you don't have to use such long screws. Consider using a worm drive with wax on it as well.

[@PFWoodturning]

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[@WhiskeyDale]

if you put the purpleheart out in the sunlight , the purple color can come back.

[@PFWoodturning]

Sweet! Thanks 😊

[@johnpargeon5690]

Very nice bowl. Looks like it was a real challenge. Great job!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@peterww3106]

But! Does it smell of Parmesan??👍👍🤪

[@PFWoodturning]

Ha! Nope

[@braddobson2060]

Very nice not plane anymore it will be interesting to see 8f it changes colour

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!✌😎

[@msudawgma]

She's beautiful, and the sound is nice too. Good job.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks

[@pilgrimseattle6914]

I describe purple heart as a hard metal with wood like properties. It is the reason that I bought carbide

[@PFWoodturning]

✌️👍🏻

[@jpopelish]

Would have been so much easier to pre-drill your screw holes.

[@PFWoodturning]

Yep!

[@racinjayson76h98]

I can’t help but wonder if using a plug cutter would be a good choice for getting broken screws out as long as you can get it straight enough.

[@PFWoodturning]

Could be!

[@charleskaleta223]

Oh I have been down that same road with a broken screw in purpleheart, have you ever tried the core bit style screw removers?

[@PFWoodturning]

No I haven’t. I’ll look it up, though. Thanks.

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Looks great, have to sharpen tools quite often on purple heart.

[@PFWoodturning]

Yes indeed! ✌️

[@SteveC38]

Beautiful Job, Peggy!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks 😊

[@jeffreyroybal8981]

If you leave purple heart wood out before you put any sealer on it will turn more purple it. It takes time but the color/patina is beautiful

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool! 😎

[@NickedBlade]

set that in the sun and the purple gets stronger its like a sunburn because of the UV rays

[@PFWoodturning]

Cool, I didn't know that! Thanks.

[@rbdunn]

Beautiful bowl Peggy!

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks!

[@jeanlong5965]

Beautiful bowl Peggy.

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks, Jean! ✌️

[@turningwiththewoods]

How did you get that monster of an air cleaner into your shop?

[@PFWoodturning]

Very carefully…😎 video coming soon

[@im4dabirds]

darn broken screws! Looks great

[@PFWoodturning]

👍😎

[@denisvienat849]

Très jolie Peggy bravo 👍👏

[@PFWoodturning]

✌️😎

[@timb.162]

That is beautiful Peggy

[@PFWoodturning]

Thanks so much 😊

[@jimmymurray2996]

Do you not finish the bottom? PH is beautiful.

[@PFWoodturning]

Just not on camera.

[@rickscott9655]

Set it out in the sun after turning and it will turn more purple.

[@PFWoodturning]

😎👍

[@cookiescoop6065]

Purple heart is beautiful I put heat to it an really brings out the oils

[@PFWoodturning]

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