The main materials of solid wood furniture include teak, ash, pine, camphor, rosewood, birch, beech, etc.
1. Teak: Teak is shiny, and the one produced in Myanmar is the best. Teak is oily and shiny, with uniform color and straight texture. It will not warp or crack under the conditions of large changes in dryness and humidity due to exposure to the sun, rain, and humidity; it is highly resistant to water and fire; it can resist termites and sea insects in different sea areas, and it is extremely resistant to corrosion. It has good drying performance, good adhesive, paint, and waxing properties. Because it contains silicon, it tends to dull the knife, so it is difficult to cut during processing. It has now become a world-famous high-grade wood. Known as the "King of Ten Thousand Trees".
2. Manchurian ash: Manchurian ash has a slightly hard texture, straight texture, thick structure, beautiful patterns, good corrosion resistance and water resistance, easy to process but not easy to dry, high toughness, and good for bonding It has good paint and coloring properties and good decorative properties. It is currently the most commonly used wood for furniture and interior decoration. The material is slightly heavy and hard, with beautiful patterns, rough structure, easy processing, high toughness, good coating and gluing properties, and average drying properties. ?
3. Rosewood: Rosewood is also known as "Qinglong Wood". It has a hard material, very hard wood, and red color. Rosewood is the collective name for a particularly hard and heavy tree species in the genus Leguminosae. It is the highest grade among mahogany. of materials. Best used for making furniture and carving art. Utensils made of red sandalwood are waxed and polished without the need for paint, and the surface will show a satin-like luster. Therefore some people say that anything made from red sandalwood is cherished by people.
4. Birch: Birch has slightly obvious annual rings, straight and obvious texture, delicate, soft and smooth material structure, and soft or moderate texture. Birch is highly elastic, prone to cracking and warping when dry, and is not wear-resistant. It has good processing performance, smooth cut surface, and good painting and gluing properties. The material is slightly heavy and hard, has a fine structure, high strength, and good processability, coating, and gluing properties. ?
5. Beech: Also written as "eucalyptus" or "eucalyptus", beech wood is heavy, strong, impact-resistant, easy to bend under steam, can be made into shapes, and has good nail performance. It is a wood unique to Jiangnan, with clear texture, uniform wood texture, soft and smooth tone. It is heavier than most ordinary hardwoods and ranks above the average in all wood hardness rankings.
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Redwood
1. Rosewood
Produced in subtropical areas, such as India and other Southeast Asian regions. There is a small amount of production in Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi and other places in my country. The wood is shiny and fragrant. It turns purple-reddish brown after being exposed to the air for a long time. It has intertwined textures and textures. It has a dense structure, corrosion resistance, strong durability, and a hard, heavy and delicate material.
2. Huanghuali
It is a rare tree species unique to my country. The wood is shiny and has a spicy taste; the textures are slanted and staggered, the structure is thin and even, and it is resistant to corrosion. It has strong durability, heavy material and high strength.
3. Rosewood
Tropical and subtropical regions, the main producing areas are Southeast Asian countries. The color of the wood is uneven, with heartwood orange, light reddish brown to dark brown, and dark stripes obvious. The wood is shiny, with a sour or sour aroma, with oblique and staggered textures, high density, greasy content, hard and wear-resistant.
4. Rosewood
Distributed in tropical areas around the world, mainly produced in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. It has been introduced and cultivated in Hainan, Yunnan and Guangdong and Guangxi regions of my country. The color of the material is relatively uniform, ranging from light yellow to dark reddish brown, with dark stripes visible, shiny, with a slight or significantly light aroma, interlaced texture, fine and even structure (slightly thicker in South America and Africa), wear-resistant, durable, hard and heavy, It has high strength and usually floats in water. Among the rosewood produced in Southeast Asia, Thailand is the best, followed by Myanmar.
5. Chicken wing wood
It is distributed in subtropical areas around the world, mainly in Southeast Asia and South America. It is named after its texture similar to "chicken wings". The texture is staggered and unclear, the color is abrupt, the wood has no aroma, and the growth rings are not obvious.
6. In summary
The characteristics of "mahogany" furniture are:
7. Advantages:
(1) Color Darker, mostly reflecting the antique style, used for traditional furniture.
(2) The wood is heavier and feels of good quality.
(3) Generally, wood itself has its own fragrance, especially sandalwood.
(4) The material is hard, high strength, wear-resistant and has good durability.
8. Disadvantages:
(1) Because the yield is small, it is difficult to obtain high-quality tree species, and the quality varies.
(2) The texture and growth rings are not clear, and the visual effect is not fresh enough.
(3) The material is heavy and difficult to transport.
(4) The material is hard, difficult to process, and prone to cracking.
(5) The material is relatively greasy and easy to return oil under high temperatures.
(6) Very expensive, very expensive.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Solid Wood Furniture Timber