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Bleaching alone increased L* slightly in the blue-stained samples, but decreased Tiffany Elsa Peretti Starfish earrings in the heartwood samples. When both light exposure and bleaching were used, L* decreased in both sapwood and heartwood. The magnitude of the decrease in L* was similar in both sapwood and heartwood. The combined bleaching and light exposure resulted in darker sapwood and heartwood Tiffany Elsa Peretti Starfish necklace the wood surface similar to the look of aged lodgepole pine. Values of a* (Figs. 3 and 4) changed little with bleaching time when there was no light exposure. Similarly, a* changed little with light exposure time when there was no bleaching. But, a* increased in both sapwood and heartwood samples when both bleaching Tiffany Elsa Peretti Starfish pendant light exposure were used. This indicates a slightly increased redness in the wood at the wood surface that may counteract the green color observed in some of the bleached samples. The magnitude of the increased redness was approximately twice as great in the sapwood as in the heartwood. Values of Tiffany Elsa Peretti Teardrop bracelet increased with both bleaching time and light exposure time in sapwood and heartwood. This indicates a reduction of the blue color associated with the blue stain fungi and an increase in yellowness. The 20point increase in the b* of the sapwood was almost twice the 12-point gain observed in the heartwood. This difference indicates that the decolorization had a greater effect on the blue-stained sapwood where it is needed most.