A, mahogany is not a general reference to all the color red wood, but also does not refer to a particular type of wood, but the current domestic mahogany furniture with the material agreed upon as a general term, is the Ming and Qing dynasties on the rare hardwood quality furniture collectively referred to. National standards currently only 5 genera and 8 types of commercial materials can be called mahogany. (September 1, 2008 implementation of the "QB / T2385-2008 dark-colored valuable dark hardwood furniture" national industry recommended standards for mahogany also belongs to the valuable hardwood.) At the same time, mahogany refers to this 5 genera 8 categories of wood heartwood, heartwood refers to the center of the tree, no living cells of the part. National standard 5 genus 8 categories of mahogany classification
5 genera that is, rosewood genus, yellow sandalwood, persimmon genus, the genus of cliff beans and the genus of ironwood 8 categories are named in the name of the wood's trade name that is: incense branch wood class, rosewood class, rosewood class, black sour branch class, red sour branch wood class, ebony class, stripes of ebony class and the chicken-winged wood class named that is: incense branch wood class, rosewood class, rosewood class, black sour branch class, red sour branch wood class, ebony class, striped ebony class and chicken-winged wood class named that is: incense branch wood class, rosewood class, black sour branch class, red sour branch wood class, ebony class The class of ebony, striped ebony and chicken-winged wood class.
Second, the characteristics of common mahogany rosewood: mahogany in the fine. Produced in subtropical regions, such as India and other Southeast Asian regions. China's Yunnan, Guangdong and other places have a small amount of production. Timber has a glossy, aromatic, long exposure to the air after turning purple-reddish brown, interlaced texture, dense structure, corrosion resistance, durability, material hard and delicate.
Chicken-winged wood, also known as "Qizi wood", is a class of mahogany with a chicken-wing ("V" shaped) pattern on the chordal section of the heartwood. Chicken-winged wood is known for its remarkable and unique texture, and has always been loved by literati and consumers. It is easy to distinguish from other species of mahogany. "Burmese Chicken Wing Wood is a white-flowering yat bean wood from Burma and Thailand. The heartwood is black-brown or chestnut-brown, often with black stripes; the holes are visible to the naked eye; the density is large and sinks in water; the material is smooth and delicate. The heart of the tree has a sandstone heart, i.e. something like sandstone, and a radial pattern of grain from the heart of the tree to the outer expansion. This sandstone heart is extremely hard, sometimes chipped saw. The proportion of sandstone heart in the whole wood varies from 20% to 50-60%. Burmese Chicken Wing Wood has a maturing period of about 150-200 years. "African Chicken Wing Wood", produced in Africa is also called African Cliff Bean Wood. The heartwood is blackish brown, slightly yellowish, often with black stripes; the heart of the tree has no sandstone heart. The logs are large and straight. The market is also called "black chicken wing wood".