Introduction of commonly used wood for furniture in China

Chinese furniture commonly uses rosewood, cypress, mahogany and yellow gorgeous. Details are as follows:

red sandalwood

Rosewood is mainly produced in India, Malay Peninsula, Thailand and other places, and also produced in Yunnan, Guangdong and other places in China. Rosewood is called precious wood, which is the strongest and heaviest of all kinds of hardwoods.

fir wood

Cedar belongs to the family Cupressaceae. There are two kinds of cypress trees, one is south cypress and the other is north cypress. The texture of south cypress is better than that of north cypress. It has the advantages of orange color, fine texture, water resistance, fragrance, corrosion resistance and no cracking. It is suitable for carving plates and is a valuable wood species except hardwood.

red sandalwood

Mahogany is produced in Southeast Asia such as India, Myanmar and Vietnam. At present, redwood is the most common hardwood and one of the more precious tree species. There are old and new sequoias. The new mahogany is red and yellow, with a pattern similar to that of Huang Gorgeous. Old mahogany is similar to rosewood, but it has a deeper luster and a lighter color. There are dozens of kinds of redwoods, such as acid branches, old redwoods, fragrant redwoods and rosewood.

Huanghua pear

Huang Huali, also known as Dalbergia odorifera, belongs to Dalbergia of Leguminosae, with solid wood, light yellow to purple color and clear texture.