Redwood "new" material continues the history of old mahogany furniture

After experiencing the baptism of history and the test of time, in the contemporary market environment, with the rare existence of precious materials such as huanghuali, lobular rosewood, and red rosewood, the price of some precious mahogany materials gradually entered people. In life. For example, rosewood and white rosewood, which are well known in the market, have been used in the Qing Dynasty even earlier, and are regarded as excellent furniture materials. From the national standard, they belong to the rank of “redwood” and also have excellent The hard wood is hard and the texture is beautiful, which is loved by contemporary consumers. These mahogany materials not only continue the history of mahogany furniture, but also its rich resources and the price of the people, which makes the former royal family aristocrats fly into the homes of ordinary people and be consumed and loved by the masses.

Rosewood

"Popular lover" for all ages

In the current mahogany market, there are not a few woods with the name "Pearl", such as huanghuali, rosewood, avocado, and grass pear. In the national standard "Redwood", the rosewood rosewood has a large fruit rosewood and so on. Planting wood, in fact, in ancient times, did not have so many names today. In the "Ming-style furniture research" by Wang Shizhen, a furniture expert of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, he introduced: "Pear, the ancients wrote more flowers, and the 'palm' book is 'pear' is wrong... Since the Qing Dynasty, the writing of pears has become increasingly common. For the sake of commonplace, it seems that there is no need to change the writing of 'flower palm'. Beijing artisans divide the pears into two kinds, one is yellow pear... the other is pear, or new pear, and some people are famous. Laohuali'...The Qing Dynasty furniture uses new pears. It is produced in China and is also imported from Myanmar and Thailand. It is significantly different from Huanghua Pear, not the same species."

Although in the historical records, rosewood and huanghuali are not divided, but from the existing furniture in the Forbidden City in Beijing, at least since the middle of the Qing Dynasty, some excellent rosewoods have been used to make large pieces of furniture. According to Sun Ying, general manager of Daqianmuyi, the history of the use of rosewood in ancient furniture is not short. The court furniture masters of the Qing Dynasty used the habit of “proofing” with rosewood when making huanghuali furniture. The so-called "proofing", that is, according to the designed drawings, the samples were made. Since the yellow pears were already precious woods at the time, the craftsmen generally did not use the materials in the process of "proofing", but chose other materials instead. Rosewood is used as a special "proofing" material for huanghuali furniture because its texture, color and other properties are similar to those of huanghuali. In other words, when used in large quantities, rosewood and huanghuali naturally become one of the carriers of the classical furniture culture.

Although both rosewood and huanghuali belong to the same leguminous family, there are essential differences in their genus categories. The former belongs to the genus Pterocarpus and the latter belongs to the genus Dalbergia As a furniture material, the heartwood of rosewood is orange-red, brick red, purple-red, yellow or light yellow. It has a light fruity aroma, especially the heart-cut surface, and the wood grain is clear and well-structured. Some parts have obvious tiger skin. Grain. Rosewood has been used extensively since the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, and is also a common mahogany material currently on the market. In today's mahogany furniture market, the popularity and popularity of rosewood wood such as Daguo rosewood is much higher than before. Especially in 2013, Siamese rosewood was listed as an international second-level protected wild plant, and the price climbed all the way. Wood has become a "popular lover" on the market at a moderate price.

According to Sun Ying, at present, the mahogany market has already seen the situation of “making rosewood at home”, that is, almost all mahogany furniture manufacturers are dyed with this material. The reason is that rosewood itself has excellent wood properties, its unique texture, and can emit a long-lasting mellow, unobtrusive sandalwood fragrance, and cost-effective, for ordinary families, more suitable for buying furniture than red rosewood The preferred choice; moreover, the price of rosewood wood has been relatively stable. Sun Ying said: "At present, many manufacturers use rosewood as raw material to design all kinds of classical style furniture, which is more in line with young people's advocating simple and natural consumption concept. The price is acceptable. It can be said that rosewood is suitable for all ages. Mahogany material."

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Non-redwood pear

With a large amount of new materials entering the domestic market, “African Pears” has flooded in. It is worth noting that in the current national standard “Redwood”, among the seven species of wood in rosewood, only Hedgehog rosewood is produced in Africa, while others Some of the materials have the name "Pearl", but they are not redwood. Consumers should pay attention to distinguishing the scientific name of wood when buying mahogany furniture to avoid being blinded.

Black rosewood

New choice under historical standards

Consumers' love and identification of redwoods, on the one hand, from the classification and screening of materials by national standards such as "Redwood", on the other hand, from the inheritance of classical furniture aesthetics. The characteristics of wood itself are related to historical status and cultural meaning. For example, the “auspicious color” of “yellow, black and red” is highly respected. The pursuit of “pachet” requires high oil content of wood itself, if wood The texture itself is beautiful and the fragrance is pleasant. It is even more extravagant... Under the standards of multiple sciences and humanities, some ancient materials have not been used, but materials similar to traditional wood have entered the market. Among them, the black rosewood represented by L. black Dalbergia and East African black Dalbergia is an example.

L. serrata is mainly produced in Madagascar, Africa. Its heart-cut surface is orange-red, and it turns into deep purple or black-violet. It has a fine structure and interlaced texture because its material is similar to sandalwood rosewood (lobi rosewood) in the 20th century. When it first entered China in the 1990s, it was identified as sandalwood rosewood. Subsequently, the Madagascar government presented a detailed written report that clearly stated that Madagascar does not produce sandalwood rosewood. The tree species exported to China and other countries are the leguminous Dalbergia. The black rosewood of the black rosewood, Lushi black rosewood was able to "recognize". In the market, it is also customarily called "big leaf rosewood."

The large-leaf red sandalwood texture is black and white, until the light interlaced, the structure is uniform, the corrosion resistance, durability, hard and heavy material, is a very precious furniture and crafts. At present, according to the latest CITES Convention (International Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), Madagascar, as a country of origin of redwoods, has banned the export of endangered timber. The market value of large-leaved red sandalwood is very high, and the market stock is extremely small.

In the market, another tree species, also commonly referred to as “black rosewood”, is “East African black Dalbergia”, which is produced in East Africa. In black rosewood, the price is medium, and there is a “purple sandalwood” in the market. . This wood has a high density, stable wood, high oil content, high strength, high seismic resistance and high corrosion resistance. It is called the hardest wood today. Its heartwood is dark purple brown to nearly black with black stripes. The cut surface is smooth, the brown eyes are scarce, the texture is tight, and the oil is heavy. According to Zhang Zhengji, the chairman of Mingjia Hongmu, the use of purple sandalwood to make utensils, without the need for painting, shows a faint natural luster, very vivid. Because of its dark and bright colors, many manufacturers value their bright, smooth and delicate materials, and compare them with the effect of ebony furniture, used as furniture materials.

At present, due to the fact that the wood itself has no large material and low yield, and the processing methods are immature, the market has a small cognitive range. The northern consumer groups do not accept the black material, and there is no large-scale appreciation. However, some merchants have innovated in terms of their use according to the characteristics of black and yellow sandalwood in East Africa. For example, they are used as mosaic furniture, used in table trimming, chair backrests, etc.; some are made into handicrafts, such as wall hangings. , screens, etc., more ancient and elegant rhyme.

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Ebony complex that drives black rosewood

Ebony has always been regarded as a valuable hardwood in ancient China. Because of its long history of use and the culture of scholars, the black rosewood materials from Africa are sought after. In ancient times, dark black ebony was used for stationery decoration in the study. According to Zhou Jingnan, deputy research librarian of the Palace Museum, there were ebony chopsticks, ebony pen tubes, ebony abacus, ebony rosary beads, ebony fan bones in the ebony utensils collected in the Qing Palace. Group fans, ebony inlaid birch heart, ebony cigarette bags and other items. Ebony is used for small pieces of the study, and some are also used in furniture, but the stock is very small.

Rosewood

"New darling" outside the Sian rosewood

Since June 12, 2013, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has listed Dalbergia, Dalbergia sinensis, Central American Dalbergia and Belize Dalbergia in Appendix II. The above five specimens imported, shipped or re-exported for CITES control shall be subject to the CITES Operation Import and Export Certificate. The change in import policy has led to the soaring price of S. chinensis, commonly known as "red rosewood", which has become another precious wood after huanghuali and red sandalwood. The A. sinensis and Barry Dalbergia, both of which belong to the red rosewood, gradually compensated for the market vacancy after the high price of Dalbergia chinensis and became the "new darling" of the market.

"Australia Dalbergia" is generally called "Mumnic Acid", commonly known as "white rosewood". Its color is not white, but it is lighter in color and finer than the Dalbergia chinensis. It is also called "new rosewood". The color of A. sinensis is reddish, with patterns, and some resemble huanghuali. For this reason, this kind of wood was used in the Qing Dynasty.

According to Yang Bo, Chairman of Beijing Yuan Henry Hardwood Furniture Co., Ltd.: “The sour branches have been shining in classical furniture. Mr. Wang Shizhen once collected a painting of white tarts and a pinch. The case is a wooden One of them is very close to the huanghuali. Many collectors and masters who have repaired old furniture have seen the white rosewood in the old furniture. Now they can be selected from the traditional materials of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the stock is still available. The larger material, only white rosewood. In the process of collecting my own classical furniture, I found that many old huanghuali furniture used white rosewood as a repairing material, which also showed its stable wood characteristics and long history of use. ”

The wood is stable and the material is fine, which makes the white rosewood very suitable as a hardwood furniture material. Its texture and color characteristics are also more suitable for the simple style of Ming style furniture. According to Yang Bo, because the redwood represented by the red rosewood is listed as an endangered species to protect, the industry has to turn its attention to other materials with potential for collection. In the next two years, a large number of white rosewood furniture will appear in the market. Industry insiders predict that in the current market, the potential for appreciation of white rosewood will be huge. Yang Bo said: "The stock of white rosewood is relatively rare. The current stock is less than 1/1000 of the grass pear and 1/50 of the red rosewood. In a year or two, the price of white rosewood will exceed the current price of other materials. -2 times. It is expected that after 3 years, the return rate of white rosewood furniture may exceed 300%."

At the same time, the Bari Dalbergia, similar to S. chinensis, is regarded as the “successor” of the market of Dalbergia chinensis with its high-quality wood characteristics and the price of the people. Although Bari Dalbergia has not been distinguished in history, it is often referred to as “flower branch” and “purple rosewood” in the market. Compared with Dalbergia sinensis, the weight of Barley Dalbergia is lighter, the color is lighter, the pattern is smaller, and the oil is less, but the difference is not big. The Dalbergia sylvestris stepped into the ranks of “nobles” and replaced by Bari Dalbergia. Its historical position has been logical. At present, the market usage of Barry Dalbergia is gradually increasing.

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Don't confuse Siamese rosewood with squid

According to Zhang Zhengji, the chairman of Mingjia Hongmu, the wooden characteristics of “Huazhi” and “Danhong Lizhi” are not much different. Because of this, many consumers cannot distinguish two materials with the naked eye. Some merchants will take the flowers for profit. Sale as "red rosewood". He suggested that consumers should ask for the specific materials of the merchant's furniture when purchasing the furniture of the red rosewood, and record the contract in writing to facilitate the protection of their rights in the future.

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Elm

Painting the finishing touches of furniture

Elm is not a tree species name, but a tree tumor or tree trunk that is generally referred to as a tree lesion. The old trunks are tangled, and the wood at the nodule is called eucalyptus. The coffin is also called the shadow wood. Its cut surface texture is beautiful and unique. Some of them form landscapes naturally, some are flowing, and depending on the species, they can be divided into redwood, rosewood, nanmu, cypress and maple. The most common on the market is the nanmu carp, because the nanmu tree is large and the roots are prone to oysters. The coffin is most suitable for the decoration of furniture. It is often used in the backrest of the chair, the heart of the strip, etc., to play the role of finishing touch.

Camphor wood

Deworming wood

The camphor wood is generally produced from the south of the Yangtze River and the southwestern region. The whole tree has aroma, fine wood, fine texture and beautiful patterns. Its smell can be used to deworm and mold. Since ancient times, it has been the finest wood for palace architecture, sculpture and high-grade furniture. It is also the fine wood for making wardrobe cabinets, and it is often used with mahogany.