How to distinguish the good from bad mahogany furniture

1. Look: Not to mention the authenticity of the materials, but the quality of the workmanship can still be distinguished by looking with the eyes, such as whether the modeling design is harmonious and symmetrical, and whether the thickness of the four legs and feet of the furniture is uniform; The flatness of the furniture panel is not high. In short, a piece of unqualified mahogany furniture, its line smoothness and tenon structure compactness, are easy to see.

2. Touch: Just like traditional Chinese medicine is expected to smell and cut the four consultation procedures, you can distinguish the workmanship of the furniture, and you can also touch it with your hands, such as the smoothness of the panel of the furniture, touch is the most intuitive inspection method.

3. Listening: The so-called listening refers to tapping the panel of mahogany furniture with your hands, listening to the sound, is it very crisp, if it is muddy and even a little dull, it means that this furniture may not be made of all mahogany materials. However, if you want to detect the quality or authenticity of mahogany furniture through this method, because the first feeling of sound is a more subjective reflection; In addition, this one also requires many frequent attempts to gain experience, so use it with caution.

Mahogany furniture is internationally famous, and its characteristics are solemn color, fine and beautiful texture, hard and heavy wood, strong and durable. The authentic mahogany is rosewood, which is of the best quality, generally red, the wood is hard and heavy, the wood grain is fine, and it is oily.

At present, most of the mahogany used for furniture is chicken branch wood, sour branch wood, rosewood and fragrant mahogany (these woods also belong to the category of mahogany).

1. Chicken branch wood:

The wood is particularly hard, it appears deep and steady, the wood grain is clear, the finished product is smooth and shiny, and the color is close to the old mahogany, which is the top grade of mahogany.

2. Sour branch wood:

The hardness of the wood is slightly inferior to that of chicken branch wood, but it also has the advantages of deep and stable, obvious wood grain, bright and smooth products, and the color is close to that of old mahogany.

3. Rosewood:

The wood is hard and heavy, with a clear grain but a lighter color, and it is also a good product of mahogany.

4. Fragrant mahogany:

It is abundant in Brazil and has a special fragrance, but it is inferior in color and hardness to the above-mentioned varieties, and is the inferior product of mahogany.

The nomenclature of the mahogany.

According to the national standard, the scope of "mahogany" is determined to be 5 genera and 8 categories. The five genera are named after the genera of dendrology, namely Pterocarpus, Dalbergia, Dalbergia and Tielimu. The 8 categories are named after the trade names of wood, namely rosewood, rosewood, incense sticks, black sour branches, red sour branches, ebony, striped ebony and wenge.

At the same time, mahogany refers to the heartwood of these 5 genera and 8 types of wood, and the heartwood refers to the center of the tree and the part without living cells. Furniture made of wood other than that cannot be called mahogany furniture.

Characteristics of mahogany.

Rosewood is the best of mahogany. Its wood is hard, the color is purple and black, dignified, the feel is heavy, the annual rings are filamentous, the texture is slender, and there are irregular crab claw patterns. Rosewood is divided into old rosewood and new rosewood.

Old rosewood is purple-black and does not fade when immersed in water, while new rosewood is brownish-red, dark red or dark purple and will fade when soaked in water.

Sour branch wood is commonly known as old mahogany. The wood is hard and heavy, durable, can sink in water, the structure is fine and lemon-red, deep purple-red, purple-black stripes, and it exudes a sour spicy fragrance when processed, so it is called sour branch wood.

The color of ebony is jet black and shiny, the structure is fine and dignified, and it has a greasy feeling. Ebony is often used to make small pieces such as chopsticks and ink cartridges, and it is rare to make furniture.

Rosewood, also known as fragrant mahogany, is similar to the composition of sour branch wood, its wood is hard, the color is red or red purple, the texture is rainline-like, the color is soft, the weight is light, it can float in the water, and the shape is like a wood tendon. At present, the mahogany furniture on the market is mostly rosewood.

Wenge wood is hard, and the color is divided into three colors: black, white, and purple. However, because it contains impurities such as fine gravel, it is difficult to process, and it is suitable to be used as decorative corner materials. It is rare to see a complete set of wenge furniture on the market.

Looking at mahogany furniture is mainly to look at four aspects, the first is the material, the authenticity of the material and the wood nature of the material, mainly the drying of the wood; The second is the process, whether the mortise and tenon structure is a real traditional mortise and tenon, pay attention to commercial mortise and tenon; The second is the surface treatment of mahogany furniture, the lacquer must be lacquer, and the hot wax or baking wax must be beeswax and Sichuan wax; Finally, look at the accessories of mahogany furniture, the metal fittings of general mahogany furniture are copper parts, and the quality of copper parts is high. Looking at mahogany furniture is basically from these four aspects. Thank you.

I don't know what you, buy mahogany furniture to do, if it is for home use, you don't need to study its age or whether it is really ancient furniture or the like, look at the quality of mahogany furniture, the material is more solid, but don't be deceived, now many commercial wood is shoddy, for example, red sandalwood is black, it will be poor wood brushed black. The home is used to add to the atmosphere of the furnishings, and the design of Youlian for the home is very good, and I like the simple and comfortable furniture in their home.

Distinguish the quality of a mahogany furniture, from the material, technology, carving treatment, size and other aspects, the overall requirements of the furniture dignified Athens, carved antique, round and fine technology, formal and thick materials, at a glance look very like, is a good furniture.

All mahogany furniture: all wooden parts of the furniture are made of the same mahogany material (except for mirror support). The exterior surface and main components of the furniture (skeleton family) are made of the same mahogany material, and the non-main parts are made of mahogany materials that are different from the base material.

Mahogany furniture: cabinets, cabinets, tables and other types of furniture can be made of non-mahogany solid materials, and other parts are made of mahogany solid materials. In addition to the skeleton and bed stand of the wrapping process, the bed frame and sofa furniture are made of mahogany materials.

Other high-quality hardwood materials are allowed for the bed stiffness.

Mahogany furniture: the door panels, countertops, bench tops, sofa surfaces, side panels, etc., which are all made of mahogany solid boards, and the exposed frames, feet, tooth boards, decorative lines, top covers and foot plates are all made of mahogany solid materials. The unexposed wood parts are made of other non-mahogany materials or mahogany veneer-like panels.

How to distinguish real and fake mahogany? People divide mahogany into two categories: old mahogany and new mahogany, and old mahogany includes: red sandalwood, ebony, mahogany, and huanghuali.

They are dissected in their natural state and are all based on red, gradually evolving into brown-red, black-red, and finally black. New mahogany includes rosewood, fragrant mahogany, Burmese mahogany, Burmese boalder, African rosewood, Southeast Asian miscellaneous wood and other woods. Because this type of wood is hard and heavy, it has the appearance of mahogany after being painted in a dark color.

After dissection, they gradually fade to the general wood color under natural conditions.

When you decide to buy mahogany products, the first thing you can do is identify the color. Before the mahogany is painted, it is brown, purple-red, purple-black, and black. This is not the case with any other wood.

Let's look at the appearance and pattern. The appearance of mahogany is not very regular, mostly tortuous, uneven thickness, and the pattern is distinguished from other woods by black annual rings. For painted mahogany furniture, such as mahogany, it is impossible for processors to use dark colors such as black and red to cover the original beautiful patterns.

If the color of the finished product is dark or the pattern cannot be seen, it can generally be determined to be non-mahogany. Nowadays, the raw materials and products of real mahogany are becoming less and less, and the material specifications are getting smaller and smaller. Other,