What are the types of rosewood? A detailed introduction to common rosewood varieties
Friends who are relatively familiar with furniture wood are surely very familiar with rosewood. In fact, rosewood is the general term for high-end, precious furniture wood in China, and the types it includes are very rich. The state has regulated rosewood according to indicators such as density, classifying rosewood into: two families, five genera, eight categories, and thirty-three species. In addition, rosewood timber has beautiful grain, hard texture, and durability, making it one of the preferred woods for many people. Today let's talk about common rosewood types and learn about them together.
1. Sandalwood
Sandalwood is an excellent type among rosewoods. Its wood is hard, its color is purplish-black, it feels heavy in the hand, its grain is fine, and it has irregular crab-claw patterns. In addition, sandalwood's texture is like forged metal and like jade. Furniture made from it does not need painting, does not deform, and is not easy to rot. After the Qing dynasty, the court listed sandalwood as the preferred material for palace furniture products.
2. Huali wood
Huali wood, also called fragrant rosewood, is close in composition to rosewood. Its wood is hard, its color is reddish-yellow or red-purple, and its grain forms rain-line patterns and can float on water, shaped like wood sinews. The relatively famous Hainan huali wood is the most expensive wood in China and was also the main material for Ming and Qing hardwood furniture. At present, rosewood furniture on the market is also mostly made of huali wood.
3. Suan Zhi wood
In northern China it is mostly called old rosewood. Because its freshly cut surface has the sour aroma unique to suan zhi wood, it is called suan zhi. Suan zhi wood is hard and heavy, durable, and the varieties used relatively often for furniture material include red suan zhi types such as Dalbergia oliveri and Dalbergia cochinchinensis.
4. Chicken-wing wood
Chicken-wing wood is also called "Qi Zi wood." Its wood grain closely resembles a chicken's wing, hence the name chicken-wing wood. Guangdong and Hainan Island in China mainly produce this wood. Although chicken-wing wood has never really counted as a top-grade material, it actually still has a very deep historical background. Moreover, chicken-wing wood grows relatively fast and is also relatively widely distributed, so its price is also relatively cheap and affordable.
5. Black-pattern wood
Black-pattern wood is glossy black in color, with a fine, dense, and dignified structure and an oily feel. Its heartwood is black and irregularly black; its structure is fine and even, its material is hard and heavy, and it has an oily feel. Black-pattern wood is mostly seen in making small items such as chopsticks and ink boxes, and is rarely seen in making furniture.
The above is an introduction to some common types of rosewood. I wonder whether you have ever bought rosewood furniture? Which rosewood material and type do you like? You are welcome to leave a comment and share.
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