Only thing to complain about is that the boards were a little rough cut. As if forced through too fast or blade was dull.

There is nothing I dislike, I ordered 4 different species, plus I had some of my own hard woods, so I could make cutting boards for a local chef who was on Hells Kitchen and runs a kitchen at local restaurant. I was never interested, because I carve freehand art for a living. But it seems now I will making cutting boards as well. Enough about me, all the wood I ordered was perfect, I will be buying again very soon. I just need to talk for the vender on getting 7/8" or 1" thick and wider boards . do to my wood working process

When you receive the purple heart you will be disappointed with the initial color. I would call it a pastel purple. I wanted a deep purple. I read up on it and found that by using a heat gun (generally used for stripping paint) you can bring out the deep, dark intense purple. I only needed 6" lengths. It does take several minutes of applying the heat to get the purple to emerge. Keep the gun moving to achieve a consistent color. I also read that leaving it in the sun will get you the same result. That took too long for me. I left it out for a full day in the summer sun it was only marginally darker. I also read that you can put it in the oven for 10 minutes at 300 degrees. I didn't try it so I can't vouch for that but I think that would work too.

Wish there were options for wider boards other than that the wood looks great

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