Beech characteristics:

Heavy, strong, impact-resistant, easy to bend under steam, can be made into various shapes, has good nail holding performance, but is easy to crack. Clear texture, even wood texture, soft and smooth tone. It is heavier than most hardwoods and easy to crack when it is dried and processed in a kiln.

The beech with the same hair imported from Europe and America is of good material, and the import price is several times that of domestic beech. Domestic beech, also known as Cyclobalanopsis glauca, is different from beech in wood, structure and texture, and its price is lower.

Beech wood is dense and thick, with fine and straight texture and few spots in organizational structure; Domestic beech wood is loose, light in weight, inconspicuous in grain, with many spots in organizational structure and large color difference.

Beech trees can grow to more than 30 meters and the diameter can reach 1.5 meters. Beech is more layered and richer than elm. Suzhou craftsmen call it "pagoda pattern". Beech is also harder than ordinary wood, but it is not hardwood. Beech occupies an important position in Ming and Qing furniture materials and has been paid attention to since ancient times. Beech is a common material for making furniture in Suzhou. There are also many beech furniture in the north, mostly of Ming style, with the same technology as Huang Huali, which has always been valued by craftsmen and collectors.

The north doesn't know this name. It's called Nanyu. Although it is not luxurious wood, it is widely used in traditional furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties, especially among the people. This kind of beech furniture is mostly Ming-style, and its shape and manufacturing technology are basically the same as those of hardwood furniture such as Huang Huali, which has considerable artistic and historical value. Beech belongs to Ulmaceae, a deciduous tree, several feet high, with hard bark, grayish brown, coarse wrinkles and small protrusions; Sawtooth, leaf blade slightly thinner. Light yellow flowers bloom in spring, which are monoecious. After the flower, it bears small fruit, which is slightly triangular. This kind of wood is strong and beautiful, and can be used in buildings and utensils.

Beech is the most commonly used wood in solid wood staircase. The difference between heartwood is unclear or slightly clear. Wood is white or extremely light yellow-brown, which can turn reddish-brown when placed in the air. The end of the texture is straight, the texture is fine and even, and the wood is shiny. Wide wood rays are very important, especially in longitudinal section. There are dark stripes or stripes on a light background. Under different growth conditions, the materials vary greatly. Wood dries quickly, has good properties, and is hard and heavy. Denmark and northern Europe are harder and heavier than other regions.

The average weight of dry wood is about 96 1 kg/m3. The strength properties of undried wood are similar to those of European oak, but the bending strength, stiffness, hardness, shear strength and splitting strength of wood are about 20% higher than those of European oak, and the impact resistance is about 40% higher. Wood has excellent bending properties and is not difficult to process, but it often behaves differently because of different materials.

superiority

1. As far as beech furniture is concerned, beech is hard and impact-resistant.

2, easy to bend under steam, can make various shapes, but it is not easy to deform when drying, and it is durable.

3. From the appearance, beech has uniform texture, beautiful texture and soft and smooth tone. Can be used in buildings and utensils.

4. Good processing, coating and gluing performance.

disadvantaged

1. Because the age of each tree is different, the color and density of the trees are also different, so the color of the furniture made will be different.

2. Cracks and deformations are easy to occur during drying and processing in the kiln. Therefore, it is not easy to make a set of furniture successfully.