The characteristics of Burmese rosewood teach you to identify Burmese rosewood
Burmese rosewood is a type of redwood, mainly produced in Southeast Asia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries, China's Yunnan also has a small amount of distribution. It is one of the rare and valuable species of redwood widely recognized by the Chinese government and non-governmental organizations. It is also the most precious and scarce timber species in the world. In Myanmar, rosewood is called the national tree. Due to the long growing time and the large market demand, Burmese rosewood has fewer and fewer features and has been listed as a timber restricted by Southeast Asian countries. Then, let's take a look at Burmese rosewood and its characteristics and other related knowledge.
Burmese rosewood Introduction
Burmese rosewood belongs to rosewood. It has clear wood grain and fine and uniform structure. It has obvious tiger skin pattern in some parts and is very beautiful intermittently. Its color is reddish, the wood grain is light red, and the whole looks like flesh-colored; Burmese rosewood, also known as the fragrant pear, has a A kind of sandal scent, its fragrant, mellow, unobtrusive. Hard and heavy material, high density.
Characteristics of Burmese rosewood
Burmese rosewood is classified as genus Pterocarpa in botanical classification. There are various kinds of folklore in China, saffron pear, fragrant pear, and so on. It is a high-quality material for luxury hardwood furniture. The furniture made from Burmese rosewood has three characteristics: simple and elegant, beautiful colors, and fragrant smells. It is highly sought after by many redwood lovers and is worth a lot of money.
In addition, Burmese rosewood has a strong nail holding power, good mechanical strength, and is easy to be carved and processed. It has a smooth cut surface and good bonding and finishing properties. Burmese rosewood is not easy to dry, sapwood and heartwood chord to shrink large differences, corrosion resistance and friction. The overall structure of Burmese rosewood is firm, and the carving patterns are all exquisite, the paint is not easy to fall off, the furniture is not easily discolored, etc., and the collection value is relatively high. However, Burmese rose pear is vulnerable to insect infestation. Older rosewood furniture may have insect eyes in some places.
How to identify Burmese rosewood? Relevant experts have summarized Burmese rosewood as the seven characteristics of “six views, one smell†and are easy to understand.
1. Six views, simply put, are carefully observed from the characteristics of the wood, namely:
First: Observing the texture distribution and the core of the wood, Burmese rosewood has relatively thick, straight, and multi-grain woodgrains. The long strips are apparent from the longitudinal section. The Burmese rosewood heartwood is reddish or reddish-brown. tan.
Second: Observing the staggered distribution of texture colors, the Burmese rosewood has three colors: cyan, gray and brown. These colors are staggered.
Third: Observing the refraction of polarized light, by looking at the light refraction of the Burmese rosewood section, it can be found through careful comparison that the light refracted by only one angle is the brightest, while the other angles are not obvious.
Fourth: Observe the grimaces. After careful observation, you will see the copper halo size on the material, which is like a grimace.
Fifth: Observing the cow's hair lines, although Burmese rosewood has different origins due to different origins, but from the perspective of chords, there will be a bovine hairy wood grain, which is not difficult to distinguish.
Sixth: To observe the phenomenon of fluorescence, Burmese rosewood contains a fluorescent substance, which is placed in clean water. A green substance escapes from the wood and emits fluorescence.
2. Smell the smell of Burmese rosewood
Take a piece of Burmese rosewood and smell it on the nose. You can smell a faint sandalwood fragrance that is very aromatic and refreshing. Many experts and scholars have confirmed that the light fragrance emitted by Hongmu such as Burmese rosewood can refresh the mind and relieve fatigue. Aromatic substances can also stabilize the nerve center, which has a certain effect on relieving fatigue and mental disorders.
Finally, we look at the difference between African rosewood and Burmese rosewood
1. Look at the wood grain, the wood grain of Burmese rosewood is delicate, and the African rosewood is thick;
2. Looking at the color, Burmese rosewood has a clear blue color with open blisters, while African rosewood is light in color;
3. Smell the aroma, which is the simplest and most effective method of identification. Scratch off some wood flowers with your fingers. If it is Burmese rosewood, it will smell obvious, while African rosewood has sour smell.
Xiao Bian concludes: On the characteristics of Burmese rosewood and other related knowledge is introduced here, and hope to help everyone. If you want to know more related information, you can pay attention to this website information.
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