Calpa wood and beech wood, beech wood is expensive.

Beech, also written as "Jumu" or "Jumu". Produced in southern China. Although it is not a luxurious wood, it is widely used in traditional furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially among the people.

This type of beech furniture is mostly Ming style, and its shape and production techniques are basically the same as those of huanghuali and other hardwood furniture. It has considerable artistic and historical value. Beech wood is heavy, strong, impact-resistant, easy to bend under steam, can be made into shapes, and has good nail-holding properties. It is a wood unique to Jiangnan, with clear texture, uniform wood texture, soft and smooth tone. Heavier than most ordinary hardwoods, it is at the upper-middle level in all wood hardness rankings.

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, beech wood has been a commonly used material for folk furniture, and subsequently, the number of beech wood materials in our country has also been decreasing. In 1999, beech was even listed as a second-level national key protected plant and logging is prohibited! Because there are no raw materials to process, there are very few stores on the market that specialize in selling domestic beech wood. However, anyone who has ever bought furniture knows that the name beech is still often mentioned.

Physical properties

Strong hardness, comparable to redwood.

The reason why beech is called "the declining aristocracy" is that firstly, after beech, mahogany furniture represented by huanghuali began to occupy the high-end market; secondly, because beech itself has the characteristics of "aristocratic" wood. temperament. For example, the top-grade "blood beech" among beech trees has a reddish-yellow color similar to that of huanghuali. It is not inferior in both ornamental value and practicality.

In addition, beech wood has a special "pagoda pattern" that looks like overlapping wave tips. When the grain of the wood is beautiful enough, it can even be compared to the dramatic texture of wenge. Although beech is not listed as a "hardwood", its hardness is higher than that of ordinary wood, and the wood is relatively heavy. This is also a manifestation of the "nobleness" of beech.

In addition to the advantages of wood color, texture, and hardness, beech also has the advantages of good load-bearing performance and good pressure resistance. It is often used in shipbuilding, construction, and bridges. In daily life, beech wood is often seen in furniture, wooden doors, floors, handicrafts, etc.