Is rosewood used for furniture?

Not exactly, rosewood is just one type of mahogany. Mahogany is roughly divided into 5 genera, 8 categories, and 33 species of wood.

According to the national standard of "Mahogany", mahogany is a general term for 33 kinds of materials in 5 genera, 8 categories and 33 kinds of materials of 5 genera of Rosewood, rosewood, incense branches, black sour branches, red sour branches, persimmon ebony, striped ebony, iron knife wood and wenge of Cliff Bean genus. Furniture made of 33 materials in these 8 categories can be called mahogany furniture. The structure of mahogany material is very fine, and the color of the mahogany heartwood is darkened by the atmosphere, among which the red sandalwood is reddish-purple, the rosewood, incense sticks, and red sour branches are reddish-brown, the black sour branches are black-purple, the ebony is jet-black, and the striped ebony and wenge are black.

Specifically, the 33 mahogany species are: Sandalwood Rosewood, Vietnamese-Cambodian Rosewood, Andaman Rosewood, Hedgehog Rosewood, Indian Rosewood, Large-fruited Rosewood, Sac Rosewood, Bird's Foot Rosewood, Fragrant Rosewood, Knife-shaped Rosewood, Black Sandalwood, Broad-leaved Rosewood, Lu's Black Sandalwood, East African Blackwood, Brazilian Blackwood, Amazonian Sandalwood, Belize Sandalwood, Brazilian Sandalwood, Saizhou Sandalwood, Cochin Sandalwood, Fluffy Sandalwood, Central American Sandalwood, Ottoite Sandalwood, Slightly Concave Sandalwood, Ebony, Thick-petaled Ebony, Woolly Ebony, Pongsai Ebony, Sulawesi ebony, Philippine ebony, African cliff bean, white flower cliff bean, iron knife wood.

At present, China's mahogany furniture is mainly made of rosewood and sour branch wood. The wood is of medium quality, reddish in color, brittle and coarse. Since the diameter of sour branch wood is less than 33 cm, when you need to use a large area of wood (such as a chair seat), you need to use rosewood instead, therefore, it is sometimes found that a piece of furniture is made of two kinds of wood, but this is a normal process treatment, and there is no need to scruple when choosing.

According to the national standard of "Mahogany", mahogany is red sandalwood.

It is a general term for 33 kinds of materials in 5 genera, 8 categories, 33 kinds of materials in 5 genera, 8 categories and 33 kinds of materials in 5 genera, rosewood, black sour branches, red sour branches, persimmons, ebony, striped ebony, iron knife wood and wenge wood of the genus Yamada. Furniture made of 33 materials in these 8 categories can be called mahogany furniture. The structure of mahogany material is very fine, and the color of the mahogany heartwood is darkened by the atmosphere, among which the red sandalwood is reddish-purple, the rosewood, incense sticks, and red sour branches are reddish-brown, the black sour branches are black-purple, the ebony is jet-black, and the striped ebony and wenge are black.

Specifically, the 33 mahogany species are: Sandalwood Rosewood, Vietnamese-Cambodian Rosewood, Andaman Rosewood, Hedgehog Rosewood, Indian Rosewood, Large-fruited Rosewood, Sac Rosewood, Bird's Foot Rosewood, Fragrant Rosewood, Knife-shaped Rosewood, Black Sandalwood, Broad-leaved Rosewood, Lu's Black Sandalwood, East African Blackwood, Brazilian Blackwood, Amazonian Sandalwood, Belize Sandalwood, Brazilian Sandalwood, Saizhou Sandalwood, Cochin Sandalwood, Fluffy Sandalwood, Central American Sandalwood, Ottoite Sandalwood, Slightly Concave Sandalwood, Ebony, Thick-petaled Ebony, Woolly Ebony, Pongsai Ebony, Sulawesi ebony, Philippine ebony, African cliff bean, white flower cliff bean, iron knife wood.

At present, China's mahogany furniture is mainly made of rosewood and sour branch wood. The wood is of medium quality, reddish in color, brittle and coarse. Since the diameter of sour branch wood is less than 33 cm, when you need to use a large area of wood (such as a chair seat), you need to use rosewood instead, therefore, it is sometimes found that a piece of furniture is made of two kinds of wood, but this is a normal process treatment, and there is no need to scruple when choosing.

Mahogany is an umbrella term. Rosewood depends on the place of origin, such as Hainan Huanghuali is a mahogany, and African pear is a hardwood. In addition to rosewood, there are also wenges, large red sour branches, etc., which can be used to make furniture.

Not necessarily, there will be fake ones in the market. It is recommended to buy it at a regular store.

At present, China's mahogany furniture is mainly made of rosewood and sour branch wood. The wood is of medium quality, reddish in color, brittle and coarse. Since the diameter of sour branch wood is less than 33 cm, when you need to use a large area of wood (such as a chair seat), you need to use rosewood instead, therefore, it is sometimes found that a piece of furniture is made of two kinds of wood, but this is a normal process treatment, and there is no need to scruple when choosing.

Extended reading: How to distinguish hedgehog rosewood from African rosewood.

Mahogany is a general name, not refers to a kind of wood, is the general name of a large category of wood handed down from furniture materials in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is divided into 5 genera in dendrology, mainly including Rosewood, Dalbergia, Cliff Bean, Iron Knife Wood and Persimmon. From the perspective of mahogany, it is divided into 8 categories, namely rosewood and rosewood (belonging to the genus Rosewood); fragrant branches, black sour branches, red sour branches (belonging to the genus Dalbergia); wenge (Lycophyllum and Ironwood); Ebony and striped ebony (persimmon).

Rosewood, except for the large-fruited rosewood and the hedgehog rosewood, which can be regarded as mahogany, many others are not real rosewood.

Mahogany furniture mainly refers to furniture made of rosewood, sorrel wood, ebony, rosewood, wenge wood, and other wood furniture can not be called mahogany furniture.

I think it's rosewood. My sofa is rosewood from Mengshi mahogany, and the material is very good.