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.
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.
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!!
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.
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.
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 👍👍👍
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!
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.
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.
When I broke a screw off in a blank, I used a plug cutter to cut around the broken screw, then snapped the plug /w screw out. Great job on turning your sweater into a custom purple heart turning apron. Put the bowl in the sun for a while, it will turn very purple. Thanks for sharing.
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.
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.
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.
Beautiful piece and recovery of extra metals. Thanks for sharing this insightful video. Wishing you a blessed week and a gentle spring season. Peace dear lady.
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.
Well, I really love that color Peggy. I also like to say it was worth all the work you've done to get the broken screw out. It was fun watching, thank you. 🌹
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
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.
Getting ready to start a Purple Heart Wood bowl of my own 6x6x3... I had a crazy idea for it in mind but listening to you I think I'm just going to stick with a simple design. Wish me luck!?!
love them Robust tool rests. they are very well built. Purpleheart looks great. It's hard as a rock and sands up very well. But not a fan of having to work with it because it's so hard. I have a project coming up this month using purpleheart , and I'm dreading it. I do appreciate your work Peggy. #rockon
And a happy Cinco de mayo too. I only ever got to use purple heart for inlays. A piece as large as that was just not available. It sure looked good set in myrtle wood. Thanks for sharing 👍
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.
Lovely bowl Peggy, I like working with purple heart but only use it as an accent wood! The color can be enriched if you expose it to direct sun for a day or two! Well done and thanks! Cheers Al
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. 😉💜
Lovely job , purple heart is one of my favourite woods , the more light it gets the deeper the purple goes
Thanks!!
Beautiful Purple Heart bowl Peggy. Well done.
Thank you!!
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.
Beautiful bowl, Peggy. Great grain, great color, and nice chatoyance. Take care.
Bill
Thanks, Bill. ✌️
Very nice Peggy. The curve in the bottom is perfect. Well worth the effort.
Thanks so much 😊
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.
Thank you! Cheers!
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤
Thanks
Heart is always so gorgeous! Your bowl is beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
I like the simplicity of the bowl. Less is more. Well done. 👍
Thanks 😊
Good job Peggy. That wood is so hard and dense I know it tried your patience. It's beautiful and you can be proud.
Yes, thank you
She's beautiful, and the sound is nice too. Good job.
Thanks
Very beautiful Peggy I love Purple Heart take care and peace out ✌🏻
Thanks, Mike!
Beautiful bowl Peggy - great work - I hope you got your jumper cleaned!
Haha. Thanks!
Awesome Peggy! I agree, love the Purple Heart. 👍👍✌️
Thank you! Cheers!
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.
Good luck!
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!!
Thank you very much!
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.
Thanks, Jim!!! ✌️
Beautiful bowl Peggy.
Thanks, Jean! ✌️
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.
Thanks for sharing!!
t’s a beautiful wood Happy Mothers Day Peggy!
Thank you!
Beautiful bowl Peggy!
Thanks!
That is beautiful Peggy
Thanks so much 😊
Beautiful bow the wood is gorgeous
Thank you very much!
One of my most favorite wood species and your bowl came out beautifully Peggy, great work! :)
Thank you very much!
Another master lesson of turning! Very good job! Cheer from Italy!
Thank you very much!
Nice looking bowl. That sure is pretty wood. You do fantastic work Hope the sweater comes clean. Have a great week.
I hope so too! Thanks.
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Thanks, Todd!!
Great job Peggy....just beautiful
Thanks so much 😊
Very nice work Peggy!! Like always!!
Thanks very much 😊
That is beautiful. Great work Peggy
Thanks so much 😊
Nice bowl 🥣!!!
Thank you 😋
stunning bowl, love the finish and the color. Awesome! 🙂
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you, my dear lady, for these valuable clarifications and explanations
Thanks!!!
Beautiful Job, Peggy!
Thanks 😊
Very nice bowl. Looks like it was a real challenge. Great job!
Thanks 👍
beautiful figuring and beautiful bowl
Thanks!
I use PH on my cribbage boards and chopping blocks. Nice grain and color in your bowl. Keep on the good work.
Thanks, Mark!
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 👍👍👍
Cool, good to know. Thanks!
Great piece, nice finish as always. Missed you last last week.
Thanks!!! I know, it seems so long to me when I miss a week.
Stunning finish awesome bowl Peggy. Peace Out
Thanks!!!! ✌
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!
Thanks, Jane. Yes, you’re exactly right-the tools take a beating for sure. ✌️
Turned out beautiful
Thanks 😊
great job ,,,,,,missed you gal take care
Thanks, Mark!
Beautiful bowl!
Thank you very much!
It is a very beautiful wood!! 😍 💜💜😍
Thanks, Mandi 😎✌️
Beautiful color!
Thank you! Cheers!
Lovely bowl thanks for sharing your time.
Thank you! Cheers!
Purpleheart makes good turkey calls too.
Wow! I bet it does.
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.
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Looks great, have to sharpen tools quite often on purple heart.
Yes indeed! ✌️
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.
Awesome, I'll have to try that,
Just beautiful, I always put my pens or whatever of purpleheart in the sunlight, the UV rays and heat brings back the purple.
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When I broke a screw off in a blank, I used a plug cutter to cut around the broken screw, then snapped the plug /w screw out. Great job on turning your sweater into a custom purple heart turning apron. Put the bowl in the sun for a while, it will turn very purple. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Glen. My apron is one-of-a-kind!
Beautiful, you and the bowl.
Peace out!!
Thanks!
👍
Well done, thank you for showing this
No problem 👍
Very pretty! I love it!
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful, thanks for sharing ✌🏼
Thanks for watching!
Wonderful job
Many many thanks
Great video
Thanks 😊
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.
Ha! Thanks!
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.
Thanks very much 😊✌️
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.
Thanks!✌
Happy moms day Peggy
Thanks so much!
Nicely done!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice Peggy
Thank you! 😊
Love this one!
Thanks, Kim!
Très jolie Peggy bravo 👍👏
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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.
Cool. Now I’ll have to experiment ✌️
Great work
Thanks very much ✌️
Beautiful piece and recovery of extra metals. Thanks for sharing this insightful video. Wishing you a blessed week and a gentle spring season. Peace dear lady.
Thanks very much ✌️
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.
Awesome, thank you!! ✌️😎
Beautiful piece as always
Thank you so much 😊
Lovely 💜
Thank you!
beautiful, thanks for sharing....
Thanks for watching ✌️😎
Very nice!
Thanks, Doug! ✌️😊
Well, I really love that color Peggy. I also like to say it was worth all the work you've done to get the broken screw out. It was fun watching, thank you. 🌹
Thanks!
That is a beautiful piece of wood and that bowl shined up nicely 👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice turning Peggy. You did the purple heart bowl awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful bowl Peggy. The piece turned out great!
Thank you so much!
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
Good to know, thanks!
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.
Cool, thanks!!! 👍🏻
Happy mother's Day that was a beautiful bowling turn you do very amazing work keep it up
Thanks so much
Getting ready to start a Purple Heart Wood bowl of my own 6x6x3... I had a crazy idea for it in mind but listening to you I think I'm just going to stick with a simple design. Wish me luck!?!
Good luck. I hope it turned out great!
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Nice! Love the natural grain and color. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching ✌️
You know, Purple Heart is such a beautiful wood! Love this piece! Beautiful!🙂
Thank you! Cheers!
Peggy, I love your tone and demeanor in your videos. You also make things look so easy. Another well done video. HMD...
Thank you so much!
love them Robust tool rests. they are very well built. Purpleheart looks great. It's hard as a rock and sands up very well. But not a fan of having to work with it because it's so hard. I have a project coming up this month using purpleheart , and I'm dreading it. I do appreciate your work Peggy. #rockon
Thanks, Dale. I’m with you on it not being my fave to work with.
And a happy Cinco de mayo too. I only ever got to use purple heart for inlays. A piece as large as that was just not available. It sure looked good set in myrtle wood. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks!!
I love turning purple heart 💜 you did a great job turning it
Thanks 😊
darn broken screws! Looks great
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Love it! Purple Heart is a beautiful wood!
It sure is. Thanks for watching ✌️
Purple heart is one of my favorite woods and that is a beautiful bowl.Well done Peggy as always 😊
Thank you! 😊
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.
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Lovely bowl Peggy, I like working with purple heart but only use it as an accent wood! The color can be enriched if you expose it to direct sun for a day or two! Well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks, Al. 😎
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. 😉💜
Thanks, Tracey!
Great work Peggy, that's a very beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing shop time with us 😁
Thanks for watching ✌️😊
:O that is so pretty! Purple Heart is one of my favorite woods and this is just WOW!!
Thanks 😊
Purple heart is beautiful I put heat to it an really brings out the oils
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Purple heart is beautiful, great job as always 💜
It’s a beautiful wood, bowl looks amazing 💜
Thanks 😊