How to distinguish mahogany?

The simple identification methods of mahogany are mainly hopeful, smelling, asking, cutting and soaking.

Look: Observe three sections of wood, namely, transverse section, tangential section and radial section. Most features of wood can be observed in the first two sections. For example, wingwood has obvious chicken wings on the tangential section.

Second smell: Different kinds of redwoods have their own odor characteristics, either fragrant or sour or have no special taste, just like perfume has different fragrance types. For example, Dalbergia odorifera (rosewood) has a sour taste, Dalbergia odorifera has a faint milky taste, and Dalbergia odorifera (huanghuali) has a reduced taste and is elegant.

Three questions: ask about the name, origin, density, moisture content and other information of wood.

Four cuts: the most direct way to buy furniture and other products is to touch the material of wood by hand and weigh it. If necessary, cut or scrape the wood surface (usually the back or hidden part) to see the texture of the cut surface. In this way, a preliminary appraisal can be made before the scientific investigation.

Five soaking: Some rosewood, such as rosewood, will show blue-green fluorescence after soaking in water for a period of time. When some mahogany furniture enterprises pile up raw materials, they can see the blue fluorescence of the liquid surface in the stagnant water when they are soaked in water or rainy days, which can be initially identified as mahogany.

Daily maintenance methods of mahogany furniture

Placement: it should be flat and upright, not exposed to the sun, not in places with strong air flow or humidity, away from doors and windows, and not close to walls.

Treatment: It is not suitable to drag by force, but should be lifted and put down gently to avoid loosening and fracture of tenon and mortise.

Cleaning: When the furniture surface is polluted, a small amount of soapy water can be used to clean it. After the surface is dry, wax it to restore its original appearance to prevent solvents such as alcohol from splashing on the surface. Avoid dusting with feather dusters and towels, but gently wipe with a soft cloth.