First off I have to say that I have worked with some other rosewoods, but none have smelled anything as fragrant as this. Anyway to the question. I was wondering if anyone knows a way to bring out the color more. The color so far after experimenting with wiping it down with different things has been a brownish/purplish/reddish color, but seems to really darken with everything I have tried so it is hard to see the coloring. I don't know if heat will brighten the colors like it does with purpleheart. Thought I would ask others that have worked with this or similar more often than I have.