What is black rosewood? How to identify black rosewood

In the furniture industry, similar names of various types of wood are confusing, such as various types of Tan, ebony, and black rosewood. Most people do not fully understand what kind of wood they are. There are many businesses that deliberately use similar names. To counterfeit valuable timber, today the German hospitality furniture Xiaobian explains to everyone what black rosewood is , and how to identify black rosewood .

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What is Black Rosewood?

Black rosewood, produced in Africa, scientific name windmill wood, also known as skin gray, windmill rattan, does not belong to mahogany. Black rosewood cut surface color is gray yellow, old wood color is close to gray black, large pores, there are obvious hairy patterns. The oiliness of wood is poor, and it is easy to crack in places with dry climate. Crafts made from black rosewood are more common on the market.

Wang Shiyi, an expert in furniture research for the Ming and Qing Dynasties, once said that the reason why merchants like to use ebony and red sandalwood does not exist in the fact that tree names are used to mark furniture substrates. The industry uses ebony, black rosewood, red sandalwood and other names to name the furniture. There is suspicion of playing "rubbing the ball" to raise the price of furniture. Windmill wood is also known as skin ash, which is mainly due to the dark gray-brown wood outer skin. From the section of the inner wall of the windmill, the brown and white layers are arranged in a circular pattern. The tubes and wooden beams contain silica and white gum, and the wood surface is covered with light. Shows white highlights, which also constitute the biggest aesthetic features of Pinwheel. Windmill wood is not a precious wood species for businesses, but furniture, Buddha statues and other crafts are exquisite and beautiful, and even comparable to ebony and other mahogany crafts. Because of their reasonable prices, they are popular in the market and also have a comparative advantage. High artistic value and collection value. In 2010, the price of black rosewood in the market was 4,500-8,000 yuan/ton, which is very different from the price of ebony. German Yoko Furniture recommends that when purchasing mahogany furniture or other products, consumers are required to specify the name of the wood on the contract. Do not cut off the value of the name by simply using the “flower name”.

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How to identify black rosewood

There is no black rosewood in professional collections. Authentic ebony is only produced in Indonesia. Ebony in other countries cannot be called ebony. Few ebony are on the market, most of which are windmills and wooden counterfeits.

The wood heartwood of the windmill differs significantly from the heartwood. The heartwood is dark brown to purplish, long-lasting blackish-purple, with dark and light stripes; ducts and wooden rays contain white gum and silica, causing the dark brown surface to become intermittent The white line or white point shows a beautiful pattern of black and white in the chord section of the wood. The wood has high hardness and high strength. Generally, the air-dry density is 0.91-1.10 g/cm3, most of which sink in water.
Confusing tree species: The windmill has a darker wood color and is often referred to as mahogany, while the market is often confused with black and purple sandalwood, ebony and other unqualified names. 1. Ebony: The two colors are similar, the heartwood is black and purple, but the ebony texture is straight, the wood structure is delicate, the surface is black and shiny, while the windmill is sloping, the structure is coarse, and the white board surface gum is formed by the white fineness. The line is obvious. 2. East African Dalbergia: East African Dalbergia dark wood surface gloss, oily, strong, very fine structure, the surface wave marks visible; and windmill wood surface without wave marks, plate surface interlaced texture and white fine lines.

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