How to buy elm furniture?

Old elm furniture belongs to the firewood category in the classical furniture materials, which is divided into old yellow elm and old purple elm. Old yellow elm can be seen everywhere in the north, the color is yellow, the longer it will be dark yellow, and the texture is good-looking. The old purple elm itself is purple in color, and the color is darker over time, close to the color of the old mahogany, and it is dark red.

The reason why old elm furniture is favored by people is that the price is moderate and the use value is extremely high. The old elm wood is tough, the texture is clear, the hardness and strength are moderate, the carving method is generally used for openwork and relief, the pattern is beautiful, it is one of the main furniture materials in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The purchase of old materials and new furniture:

First, the form should be beautiful. The shape of old elm furniture, whether it is cumbersome or simple, depends on whether it is durable.

Second, the material is excellent. The more old elm furniture is used, the more shiny it is, and it is not easy to deform.

The third is the workmanship, elegant and generous, delicate and elegant, and good aesthetic intention. When buying old elm furniture, workmanship also accounts for the vast majority.

At present, most of the old elm furniture on the market is half elm (that is, half old elm), so half old elm refers to the main part of a product using old elm, and the invisible place is made of other wood, this situation generally only appears in furniture with drawers and cabinets, such as: top cabinets, chest of drawers, etc.

The use of a product of half elm can see the place and the main part is made of old elm, the side, the back, the bottom, the top, the drawer board, can be used other solid wood, such as plane wood, should be as much as possible, it is best to use plane wood, after all, it is solid wood, logs.

The whole old elm is generally the customer himself requires the use of all old elm, will make all the old elm, the price is about 30% more expensive than the half-old elm! All old elm furniture means that all places are made of old elm, and no other wood can be used!

When buying elm furniture, look at the color, look at the texture, and look at the structure, you should remember that good elm furniture does not use a nail.