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Thread: Wenge and Padauk furniture

  1. #16
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    A few years ago, FWW did an article on wood combinations and recommended that padauk and maple not be used together, because the contrast is too garish. I could see that for freshly cut padauk, but once it has mellowed to that nice cordovan it's a great pairing.
    -- Jim

    Use the right tool for the job.

  2. #17
    if memory serves me and some times it doesnt one type of Padouk holds its colour much better than the other. When I was buying it years ago it was labelled as Padouk and nothing more, I did see that some of it darkened more than id like over time.

  3. #18
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    Dec 2008
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    An interesting thing I stumbled on with Padauk, if you desire a purple wood spray it with an acid catalized finish. It takes on a beautiful purple color and stays that way for ever as far as I can tell. The piece in question is 25 years old and still purple.

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