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Which is better, walnut, ebony or mahogany?

Walnut, ebony, ebony and Toona sinensis should not be compared directly, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

1, walnut, its style has a unique artistic sense (elegant color and wood grain), and its material is stable. Compared with some of the above materials, walnut is light in weight, strong in hot pressing resistance, durable and not easy to crack and deform. Of course, it also has disadvantages, such as high price and expensive rare things. There is also poor toughness, irregular processing and easy to produce moths. Even so, many people still want to own it because it has more room for appreciation.

Because of its high value, ebony is often made into ebony furniture. Sandalwood furniture has the advantages of anti-corrosion, anti-mosquito, temperature sensitivity and not easy to deform, but it also has the disadvantages of uneven quality, difficult handling and high temperature oil return.

3. Ebony is hard in nature, and furniture production generally requires good overall material. Therefore, whether from the material consumption demand or from the maintenance, from the traditional culture, furniture made of dark wood is particularly precious.

Toona sinensis is a kind of precious wood, which is called mahogany in China. Wild plants under national second-class protection. Due to excessive logging, it has become less and less. It has an obvious feature, that is, the red-brown core material, and the texture is also very beautiful and atmospheric. Toona sinensis is easy to process and has good bonding performance with paint and adhesive, and is often used in construction, decoration and shipbuilding. But if the wood is not handled properly, it is easy to tear. Toona sinensis is environmentally friendly and pollution-free. Because of the special relationship, Toona sinensis is not the mainstream wood for making beds. But as long as it is good quality Toona sinensis wood, it can be made into good quality furniture after processing.