In recent years, with the return of traditional Chinese culture, Chinese-style furniture has returned to the market. However, Chinese-style furniture is too conventional and difficult to attract the attention of young people. In order to adapt to the times, designers combine traditional culture with modern culture to create new Chinese-style furniture rich in traditional charm based on modern people's aesthetic concepts. However, there are too many types of wood on the market. Common woods for new Chinese-style furniture include: elm, ash, black walnut, oak, ebony, mahogany, etc.
Commonly used wood in new Chinese furniture - elm
From ancient times to the present, elm wood has been very popular, and it has been the first choice for making furniture by famous officials, nobles, elegant people, and common people. The most commonly used material in modern new Chinese-style furniture is elm. There are many types of elm, mainly produced in North China, northwest, northeast and other regions of my country. The best elm material for new Chinese-style furniture is produced in North China. Its wood is hard, has clear and natural texture, and has moderate strength and hardness, making it very suitable for making furniture. The distinction between heartwood and sapwood is obvious, similar to walnut, with narrow dark yellow sapwood and dark purple-gray heartwood; the planed surface is smooth, and the pattern on the chord section presents a gorgeous pattern, similar to the pattern of wenge, which is pleasing to the eye; elm wood material Light and hard, with moderate density, it is very suitable for fine carving. These characteristics meet the production requirements of new Chinese-style furniture.
Commonly used wood in new Chinese furniture - ash
The new Chinese-style furniture with solid wood color uses ash wood as the raw material. The main production areas of ash are in Europe, Russia and North America. The ash wood suitable for making new Chinese-style furniture is produced in North America, and my country's ash wood is mainly imported from the United States. The cost of ash wood materials is relatively high, mainly due to the high-quality characteristics of the wood. The air-dry density is 0.60~0.72g/cm3, the density and strength are very high, and it has strong corrosion resistance. Ash wood has a beautiful appearance, very high gloss, the wood is usually straight, and the texture is natural and beautiful. It has good dense processing performance, can be well fixed with nails, screws, and glue, and is easy to process with cutting tools; the material is milky white with slight pink, tough and elastic.
Commonly used wood in new Chinese furniture - black walnut
New Chinese-style furniture is divided into many series, among which the material selected for high-end new Chinese-style furniture is black walnut. Black walnut is produced in North and South America. The wood with better wood properties is grown in the eastern United States, California and West Texas in the western United States. Black walnut is divided into sapwood and heartwood. The sapwood is light brown and the heartwood is dark brown to brown-black. Due to its slow growth, it has 8 different texture patterns. The density of black walnut is between 0.71--0.80g/cm3. It is not easy to crack and deform. It can meet the stress conditions of furniture's tenon and tenon joints. It has good processing performance and is easy to process by hand and machine. It has good fixing performance with nails, screws and glue. It has excellent paint and dye properties, and the surface is very smooth after polishing.
Commonly used wood in new Chinese furniture - oak
There are also some furniture factories in our country that use oak to create new Chinese-style furniture. Oak is a fine wood and can be divided into white oak and red oak. White oak is mainly distributed in Europe and North America, and the main production areas of red oak are in the eastern United States. White oak is more suitable for making new Chinese-style furniture. Its color is elegant and pure, and its appearance is better than red oak. Its texture is fine, straight and beautiful, the material is hard, dense, rough in structure, very wear-resistant, and its mechanical strength is quite high. The only disadvantage is that the wood is not easy to dry, saw and cut. White oak is also divided into sapwood and heartwood. The sapwood is light brown and the heartwood is light brown and gradually changes to dark brown. Oak occupies a certain proportion in the furniture industry, and fine oak is very expensive.
Commonly used wood in new Chinese-style furniture - black gold wood
The distribution range of Wujinmu is relatively wide, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, and also appears in Taiwan, Hainan, and Yunnan in my country. In terms of material, the ebony wood produced in Gabon, Africa is of the highest quality. There is a clear distinction between ebony sapwood and heartwood, and the wood is yellowish brown to dark brown. In the natural wood color of ebony wood, the golden and black curves stand out. The color is eye-catching and highly fluid. Any cut surface can clearly show the beauty of the wood grain. The air-dry density of ebony wood is 0.77g/cm3. It has high wood hardness, good anti-corrosion and insect-proof properties, is easy to cut, and the cut surface is smooth and fine after polishing. It is difficult to process and has good paint and adhesive properties. It is the main wood used in making new Chinese furniture.
Commonly used wood in new Chinese furniture - mahogany (rosewood, rosewood, African huanghuali)
With the changes in people's living habits, traditional mahogany furniture adopts the Chinese furniture style, with complex craftsmanship and cumbersome carvings, which makes it difficult to meet the needs of modern people's lives. Therefore, new Chinese-style mahogany furniture was launched, using international standard mahogany. Common new Chinese-style mahogany include rosewood, rosewood, and African huanghuali. Rosewood is mostly produced in subtropical and tropical areas, mainly in India and southwest my country. When rosewood is first cut, the heartwood is light red to red. The color gradually turns to purple-red, with a dull luster. After polishing, it is as smooth as a mirror. It feels delicate and smooth, has a beautiful texture, is not easy to decay, and is durable. Mahogany is a common precious hardwood with fine texture, hard and durable, natural texture, gorgeous and lustrous texture. New Chinese-style furniture made of mahogany is worth collecting.
In summary, whether it is elm, ash, black walnut, oak, ebony or mahogany, the material properties are of high quality and are very suitable for creating new Chinese-style furniture with traditional charm.