This piece is a low table in the midcentury style, all solid purpleheart wood with a live edge top. Very interesting, the color changes depending on the angle one views it from. Finished with linseed oil.
A simple base complements a more visually interesting top. Thick legs and a tucked in skirt keep it strong and stable. When viewed from sitting height, splayed legs make it look very grounded and sturdy.
The natural linseed oil finish accentuates the rippled figure in the wood. Notice the bug holes along the sapwood edge. A fairly common condition, it reminds us that the wood was once alive and a part of the food chain. All furniture wood is kiln dried, so the holes are all that remains of whichever boring insect once resided here.
From a higher angle, the wood appears near fuchsia.
From a more moderate angle, the wood appears more red.
This slab had a check, in order to prevent it from splitting further I have inlaid a piece into the underside.
This technique can also be done on the top surface as a design element, if preferred.