Purple wood

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PastelFlamingo150 on May 22nd, 2018 at 03:05 UTC »

If purple wood lasts more than 4 hours, call a doctor.

nosmokingbandit on May 22nd, 2018 at 03:16 UTC »

http://www.wood-database.com/purpleheart/

Purpleheart wood. It loses a bit of its color as it dries, but is always distinctly purple. Expensive (as all exotic woods are), but it popular with woodworkers, especially for lathe work such as pens, bowls, etc.

winkelschleifer on May 22nd, 2018 at 03:17 UTC »

it's real ... here's what it looks like on a high end bass guitar:

http://www.watsonguitars.net/06B001.htm