What is mahogany?

Mahogany is a high-grade and precious furniture material in China, which is produced in tropical areas and belongs to Leguminosae and Pterocarya. Its beautiful wood grain and hard and durable material are used for precious furniture and handicrafts.

There are five main categories of redwoods:

Dalbergia odorifera: "Huanghua pear", a rare tree species unique to China, is an evergreen tree of Papilionidae in Hainan Province, China. Its wood is called "Huang Huali" and "Huang Huali". Its wood is slow, hard and beautiful in texture, and it is a superior material for making classical mahogany furniture.

2. Sandalwood rosewood: At present, the largest rosewood log in China is in Dongyang rosewood museum, with a height of 3.8 meters and a diameter of 40 cm, which is called the king of rosewood. Wood is shiny, rare and fragrant. After being exposed to the air for a long time, it turns purple-red-brown, with staggered textures, dense structure, corrosion resistance, strong durability and hard, thick and delicate materials.

3. Rosewood: The wood has uniform color, from light yellow to dark reddish brown, dark stripes, luster, slight or obvious light fragrance, staggered texture, fine and uniform structure (slightly coarse in South America and Africa), wear resistance, strong durability, hard quality and high strength, and usually floats in water.

4. Rosewood: the wood color is uneven, the heartwood is orange, light reddish brown to dark brown, and the dark articles are obvious. Wood has luster, sour taste or sour fragrance, arts and sciences crisscross, high density, greasy, hard and wear-resistant.

5, chicken wing wood: named after the texture is similar to "chicken wings". The texture is clear, the color is abrupt, the wood is odorless, and the growth rings are not obvious.

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High-grade solid wood furniture made of mahogany has many unique advantages after years of historical evolution, including:

1, the function is reasonable. Many mahogany furniture can meet the functional requirements of human body according to the scale of human body function, which is very scientific. Take the chair as an example, in which the curved back chair and the round back chair meet the needs of the human body and feel comfortable to sit on.

2. Beautiful, solemn and elegant mahogany furniture, seeking unity in change, carefully carved and smooth lines. There are simple and generous imitation styles, elaborate imitation styles and elegant and generous French styles, which are suitable for different people's aesthetic needs.

3. Rigorous structure and fine workmanship. Mahogany furniture is mostly combined with tenon and mortise, which is ingenious, coincidental, durable and highly scientific from a mechanical point of view. Moreover, the traditional mahogany furniture in China is basically made by craftsmen, and every knife falls with the craftsman's heart, but it also pays attention to the harmony and unity of the whole art.

4. Pay attention to the materials. The real traditional mahogany furniture in China is made of precious hardwood, namely mahogany, with excellent texture, hardness and durability, calm texture, elegant appearance and luster.

5. Value preservation and appreciation integrates practicality, appreciation and value preservation. China traditional mahogany furniture has a long history and high quality, and it is a treasure that Chinese and foreign collectors dream of. In addition, the resources of redwood are limited, and the growth cycle of redwood is very long, some of which can reach hundreds of years. Therefore, mahogany furniture with rare things as the most valuable will have more and more unique charm.

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