I have a gentleman who would like Purpleheart scales on a full tang skinner he wants me to make for his wife who regularly hunts with him and she's really enamored with the color of Purpleheart. I've not worked with it before but as far as I know Purpleheart is like any other wood and will lose some color and brown over time from UV exposure and normal oxidation.
Is there a treatment that will keep the purple coloration at its best or at least slow the fading for a good long time? Professional stabilization was a first thought but does it provide enough UV blocking? A threed search turned up a mention of Penofin Marine Oil Finish having good UV protection. Anybody have any other ideas or treatments that keeps Purpleheart looking good? Any thoughts are appreciated.
LON
Is there a treatment that will keep the purple coloration at its best or at least slow the fading for a good long time? Professional stabilization was a first thought but does it provide enough UV blocking? A threed search turned up a mention of Penofin Marine Oil Finish having good UV protection. Anybody have any other ideas or treatments that keeps Purpleheart looking good? Any thoughts are appreciated.
LON