How to identify the old material furniture and the new material furniture

First of all, from the material to distinguish, the new material color is bright, sour, the old material is black red, maroon, no peculiar smell, secondly, from the old furniture technology, material pulp, etc., you can distinguish whether it is old furniture.

Let's see what others have to say.

First of all, don't stick to the problem of old materials and new materials, because this is the topic of business hype, the storage time is old, or the survival time is old, the benevolent see the wise and the wise, not to mention that the level of old is so high now. Well, try to answer your question. (Assuming there is no interference from the human factor).

It is based on a long storage time:

1) The color of the "old material" will be darker.

2) Since the "old material" has been naturally dried for a long time, the moisture content of each part of the furniture is very low and very consistent; Some of the "new materials" are not completely dried, resulting in a high moisture content, or the moisture content of each part is inconsistent (because some locations cannot be dried at present, such as the legs of Luohan beds).

3) The possibility of tinting and lacquering is lower than that of "new material", because "new material" needs to be properly cosmetic to pass off as "old material", and "old material" does not need to wear makeup.

4) Due to the long time, the "old material" will be lighter than the "new material" after losing water and oil.

5) Some "old materials" have old wounds, or natural wear and tear marks (such as the previous mortise and tenon, and the traces of grinding on the foot bars).

Based on the survival time, it is based on the criterion

1) The "old material" can be coarser than the "new material", but the "new material" must not be coarser than the "old material", after all, it lives for a long time.

2) The "old material" will get more sun and moon essence, and the "market" will be more, so the oiliness of the "old material" will be greater, and the texture will be more complex and changeable, simply put, the wood will be better.

Finally, individuals like materials that have survived for a long time, and the characteristics of their "material" will be more prominent, and the characteristics of the years will be gradually given to the buyer in the process of use, which is also one of the joys of collecting furniture. (It also does not give people who speculate on the concept of "new and old" materials a chance to take advantage of it).

First of all, the old material furniture is made of old red sour branch material, and the age of the old material should be more than 500 years, at least more than 300 years. Secondly, "old material" refers to the main part of the tree, that is, the part below the branches of the tree. Even if the tree is more than 300 years old, its branches cannot be called "old material", which can be seen by its color.

Third, after cutting, it needs to be stored reasonably for several years (usually more than three years). This point should be particularly emphasized, because whether it is stored reasonably directly affects the quality of the material. The purpose of proper storage is to allow the wood to be properly oxidized.

It should not be stored in the open air, it must be stored indoors, and it should also be kept relatively humid indoors.

These three conditions must be met at the same time to be called real "old material", and the absence of any one should not be called "old material". Wood is a wonderful thing, but it has a pattern, as long as you master the rules in it, know when to cut it, how to store it, etc., you can make it into a real "old material", so as to use it to make real high-quality furniture that can be passed down for many generations.

The age of the tree should be more than 500 years, and it should be more than 300 years old for thousands of years. Because the usable heartwood of the red acid branches of trees less than 300 years old is too small, and the material is also poor. According to my observation and research, the trunk diameter of the 100-year-old red acid branch is about 18-22 cm, while the diameter of the heartwood part is less than 2 cm. The trunk diameter of the 200-year-old red sour branch is about 25-35 cm, and the diameter of the heartwood part is 12-15 cm; The trunk diameter of the 250-300-year-old red sour branch is usually more than 35 cm, and the ratio of heartwood to sapwood is about 6:

4；The red sour branches that are more than 350 years old will mainly grow the heartwood part every year in the future, and the sapwood will become thinner and thinner.