What is the difference between rattan fragrant wood and Huanghuali? Teach you to tell them apart quickly

Huanghuali bracelets are a relatively popular collectible on the market, and they resemble rattan fragrant wood, so some unscrupulous merchants use rattan fragrant wood to mislead consumers. So, what is the difference between rattan fragrant wood and Huanghuali?

1. What is the difference between rattan fragrant wood and Huanghuali?

1. Appearance: The grain and base color of rattan fragrant wood are blurry, and the color patches are scattered and drossy. The base color of Haihuang is clean and natural, with little color difference.

2. Scent: Both rattan fragrant wood and Haihuang have a rosewood fragrance. If you smell carefully, you will find that rattan fragrant wood smells rather harsh and astringent with a grassy-raw odor, while Haihuang has a rich aroma with a natural spicy sensation.

3. Density: Rattan fragrant wood is denser than Huanghuali, so at the same volume, Huanghuali feels a bit heavier in the hand.

2. How to choose Huanghuali

1. Grain and color

The grain of Huanghuali bracelets is usually more beautiful in Kangli, while Youli is more subdued. Among them, the patterns combine steadiness, nobility, and elegance in one, which is the perfect embodiment of its value. It can be said that the grain of Huanghuali bracelets is highly varied, like flowing water and drifting clouds, and also gives people a feeling of quietness and softness. Knots and scars in various shapes are even more where their charm lies. The color of Haihuang bracelets ultimately carries a trace of pride.

2. Feel and weight

If you weigh a Haihuang bracelet carefully in your hand, you will feel a moderate weight, neither light and floaty nor heavy and sinking. It feels warm and smooth like jade, without a dry, sharp feeling. Generally speaking, the overall density of Huanghuali is lower than that of water, so it will float when placed in water, and very few will sink to the bottom, so the part of Ziyouli that sinks in water is somewhat higher in price.

3. Smell the scent carefully

Huanghuali itself has a special scent, which is delicate, fresh, and deep, and very pleasant to smell. However, this is a natural scent of Haihuang itself, with no adulteration at all, and the rosewood fragrance will gradually become lighter over time. Therefore, when choosing, you can carefully smell the scent.

4. Smoke color and ash color

If conditions permit, to identify a Haihuang bracelet, you can take a very small piece and burn it with fire. At this time, you will find that the smoke given off is black, but after it finishes burning, the ash turns out to be white. However, because Huanghuali bracelets are very delicate and small, this method of identification is generally a bit “wasteful of something precious”, and this method is not recommended.

Finally, the editor reminds everyone: at present, the Haihuang products made from rattan fragrant wood on the market are imitated extremely skillfully, so it is recommended that everyone focus on the actual item when purchasing, and if you have any doubts, you should ask experts for advice more often.