There are four main points to identify huanghuali.

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Texture: the wood grain of Huanghua pear is hidden or present, vivid and changeable, like wheat ears and crab claws. Need to carefully observe whether the texture is clear, natural and smooth.

Handle: Huanghua pear has hard wood, warm handle and no rough and stubble feeling.

Color: The heartwood and sapwood of Huanghua pear are very different. Heartwood is light yellow, golden yellow, reddish brown, dark brown and other shades of color, often with dark brown stripes; The sapwood is grayish yellow or light yellow. Cut some sawdust with a knife to observe the color. Put it in water, there will be a layer of blue light like engine oil.

Smell: the new cut surface of agarwood beads is spicy, and it has a faint fragrance after being placed for a period of time.

Surface grain: Surface grain is one of the remarkable characteristics of Huanghua pear. The scars of Huang Huali wood in Hainan show irregular beautiful patterns, which are called grimaces, and some people call them raccoon spots. This is determined by the ecological characteristics of huanghuali. Note: The grimace pattern is an important wooden feature to identify Huanghua pear, but the presence or absence of grimace pattern cannot be used as the main distinguishing feature to identify Huanghua pear wooden furniture. In the longitudinal section, the grimace lines are not obvious. In addition, there are "grimace lines" in mahogany, rosewood and other wood, but they are not as beautiful and vivid as huanghuali.

There are also "grimace patterns" in Huang Huali, Vietnam, but the texture is loose and slightly dim and mottled.