107 - Purpleheart salad set

Here is another set I did on commission to be given as a wedding gift. Purpleheart is very beautiful wood, and very nasty to carve. I had forgot how much I loved working with it when I agreed to carve the set. Anyhow, they turned out very nice, and will probably be the last set in this wood. Purpleheart is found in Mexico and Central America. It is dark gray when first just, but oxidizes to a vivid purple color shortly after that. It is stunning to look at, but not real friendly to hand tools