The big leaf rosewood is actually the name of Lushi ebony (also a kind of rosewood), and many products on the market pretend to be lobular rosewood. The price of lobular rosewood is much higher than that of big leaf rosewood, so consumers must distinguish lobular rosewood from big leaf rosewood when purchasing rosewood furniture to avoid being deceived. So what's the difference between lobular rosewood and big leaf rosewood? Let's take you to know:
Brief introduction of lobular rosewood and big leaf rosewood furniture;
Big leaf rosewood: This is a misnomer for this kind of wood by some enterprises and individuals in the mahogany furniture market, in order to improve the value of this kind of wood. Appraised by the Chinese Academy of Forestry, the botanical classification name of this wood is Dalbergia Lushi (also belonging to redwood). In the national standard of mahogany, it is called Dalbergia nigra branch, and the origin of wood is Madagascar, Africa. The new section of heartwood is orange-red, but it turns to deep purple after a long time. It has a sour aroma and looks like rosewood, but its texture is rough. The banded stripes on the section are obvious and wide, and the cow hair lines formed by the tube holes are long, straight, thick and many, which makes the wood rougher than rosewood. At present, the price on the market is only 1/4 of rosewood. At present, small objects and furniture on the market are basically made of this material.
Leaflet rosewood: refers to Indian rosewood. In the national standard of "mahogany", it belongs to rosewood. The new rosewood is red with black stripes, and extremely fine and balanced cow hair lines can be observed on the cross section. There is a stripe on the radial section, which is generally straight, deep and shallow. The stripe width is about 3-5 mm, mostly yellow. The lobular rosewood has the fragrance of sandalwood, especially the newly made wardrobe, which can be smelled when you open the cupboard door or open the drawer. Its sawdust aqueous solution is grayish green, and its liquid level is like purple liquid medicine, which is generally called fluorescence phenomenon. At present, there are few real lobular rosewood materials on the market, such as small objects made of rosewood and furniture (mainly chairs with less consumables), and the price is also very expensive.
At present, the price in Ye Tan is about 40,000-80,000 RMB per ton, while the price of lobular rosewood is about 400,000-800,000 RMB per ton. Although Ye Tan is not as good as rosewood, it also belongs to mahogany, which is a very good red hardwood. At present, wood itself is getting less and less, and the price per ton of wood this year has doubled compared with last year. There are more and more furniture made of this material, which has certain collection value.
The difference between lobular rosewood and big leaf rosewood furniture;
1, texture: the texture of Pterocarya microphylla is straight and there are few patterns; Big-leaf rosewood has a rough texture, and there are obvious and wide band stripes on the tangential section. The cow hair lines formed by the tube holes are long, straight and thick, which are rougher than small-leaf rosewood.
2, weight: lobular rosewood is relatively heavy, put it in your hand and touch it (it will sink in water). Big leaf rosewood is lighter than small leaf rosewood.
3. Panel color: lobular rosewood is purple or deep purple; The new face of big leaf rosewood is orange-red, and it is dark purple or dark brown after long-term use.
4, fluorescence reaction: lobular rosewood has a reaction; The big leaf rosewood didn't respond.
5, sound: the tapping sound of lobular rosewood is crisp and pleasant, without noise; The tapping sound of big leaf rosewood is rather dull.
6. Smell: Scrape off stubble with a knife. The lobular rosewood sawdust has a faint fragrance. If the fragrance is too strong or there is no fragrance, it is suspicious; Red sandalwood has a strong taste.
7. Oil texture: Both big leaf rosewood and lobular rosewood have oil texture, and lobular rosewood oil texture is stronger.
8, catheter: lobular rosewood catheter, filled with red glue and butterfly sinus; The color of the big-leaf rosewood vessel is dark, which is quite different from its true color.
Appraisal method of lobular rosewood furniture;
In fact, there is a very simple way to distinguish, as long as you scratch the wood on the white paper, you will know it immediately. The lobular rosewood scratches purple, and the big leaf rosewood scratches orange. There is also a kind of lobular tiger skin rosewood in lobular rosewood, that is, there is a tiger skin-like horizontal mosquito from the side, but it can't be seen from the front, which is the top grade. Small-leaf sandalwood has a fine texture with fine cow hair lines, while large-leaf sandalwood has a thick texture, which is a bit like clouds and mountains.