What are the characteristics of Cinnamomum camphora, Toona sinensis, beech and oak?

Beech is also written as "ash wood" or "ash wood". Produced in the south of China, the north doesn't know this name, but this wood is called Nanyu. Although it is not luxurious wood, it is widely used in traditional furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties, especially among the people. This kind of beech furniture is mostly Ming-style, and its shape and manufacturing technology are basically the same as those of hardwood furniture such as Huang Huali, which has considerable artistic and historical value. Beech wood is heavy, strong, impact resistant, easy to bend under steam, can be made into various shapes, and has good nail holding performance. It is unique to Jiangnan, with clear texture, uniform texture and soft and smooth timbre. It is heavier than most ordinary hardwoods and belongs to the upper-middle level in all wood hardness rankings. Beech can be used as plywood, and the beech plywood in Jisheng Tang Dynasty has stable structure and is not easy to deform.

Cinnamomum camphora is a good talent in architecture and furniture, which is not deformed and insect-resistant. Folk use it to make furniture, sculpture, wood products and home decoration. The trunk and roots of mature camphor trees contain as much as 20-25% camphor and camphor oil.

Ailanthus altissima is tough, straight in texture, shiny and easy to process, which is an excellent material for building and furniture making. Ailanthus altissima wood fiber is long and is a high-quality raw material for papermaking. Toona sinensis leaves can be fed to silkworms, and silk can be woven into Toona sinensis silk. In landscape application, Ailanthus altissima is used as the rootstock for grafting Ailanthus altissima.

Oak is widely used in decorative materials, floors and so on. White oak and red oak chips are also ideal materials for producing veneered plywood, and their patterns are also different from straight lines and horizontal lines.

With the development of modern wood processing technology, wood drying and pest control technology have made great progress, and oak has been widely used in furniture, wood floors and other home decoration. However, due to the long production cycle, the price of all solid wood furniture is still high.