A cutting board

[RR 314]

I've never seen it with a purple tint. Or, if I have, maybe I mistook it for being purple heart.

I found this on the ol' googler. Haven't even thought about padauk in thirty years, but the stuff I used was flat out purple. . .don't even remember the brown part. Don't be surprised if yours turns purple! Will look great either way.

Padauk Overview
LATIN: PTEROCARPUS SOYAUXII ORIGIN: WEST AFRICA

Padauk is an exotic wood that is a bright orange or almost crimson wood when freshly cut, but oxidizes to a darker, rich purple-brown over time - although it stays redder than Indian Rosewood. Slightly harder and heavier than Indian Rosewood it is a good wood in all respects - stable, and easy to work with. It often grows in small groups and is reported to be common in dense equatorial rain forests.

[Fooshman]

I'll take a red one with white stripes.

[PSEwacker22]

Nice work