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Chapter 515 Each Wood Has Different Uses (Subscribe)
"Phoebe has no shrinkage, so this kind of wood has been widely used in ancient buildings in ancient times. This phenomenon was even worse in the court of Ming Dynasty."

"For the Forbidden City and high-quality ancient buildings, most of them are constructed of nanmu. Nanmu does not rot or decay and has a delicate fragrance, so the royal library, golden lacquer throne, and some interior decorations are all made of nanmu."

"And nanmu is often used in conjunction with red sandalwood. However, golden nanmu is just a name for the texture of nanmu. There are many other textures of nanmu, such as watercress nan, fragrant nan, and gentian nan, all of which belong to nanmu. kind."

"However, there is another kind of wood, which is also commonly used in ancient times, called catalpa."

"The wood of catalpa is reddish-brown, with a relatively light and soft texture. It is the oldest and most common high-end furniture material in our country."

"In addition to being used for furniture, catalpa wood can also be used for engraving and printing books, which is also called "printing". Some boxes, coffins, etc. are often made of catalpa wood."

"There is also Tsubaki, which is also relatively famous."

"Toon wood is slightly reddish, straight and fine in texture, less deformed, and the surface is as smooth as a mirror after planing, so it is also a good material for furniture."

Studio.

"The price of these wood... I'm afraid it's not cheap, right?"

"After listening to the anchor, you will know that it is wood that ordinary people can't afford."

"Pine is cheap... lol!"

"Elm! Elm is affordable and a great wood!"

"Elm? Can it be used as furniture?"

"Of course! Most of our northern furniture is made of elm!"

"Em? Is this kind of wood good?"

Li Yuan: "If we talk about the quality of wood... Elm wood is naturally not as good as golden nanmu, after all, the price is also here."

"However, in our north, elm is indeed the main wood for furniture. Elm wood has a rough texture and a lighter color than beech. Both the hardness and weight of elm are relatively light, but it is not easy to dry in cold weather. It deforms under alternating heat, so it is still popular in our north."

"Moreover, there are many types of elm, there are more than 20 kinds, and the planting area is relatively wide, and the wood is also extremely tall, with a maximum length of more than 30 meters and a diameter of up to 1 meter."

"After the elm is cut, its sapwood is yellowish brown, while the core wood is light brown, and the grain expands layer by layer like feathers."

"The most important thing is that elm wood is not easy to dry, although it is easy to crack. But its strength is quite good, and it is resistant to decay, easy to process, faster to become a material, and the price is not expensive, so it is naturally more popular."

Studio.

"What other good wood is there?"

"Golden silk nanmu is just one type of nanmu, isn't it?"

"Of course, not all Nanmu is from Jinshen!"

"What about the other wood?"

"The beech wood here is also very good! In Suzhou, beech wood is called pagoda pattern!"

"Fir wood is also good, it's cheap and affordable, so welcome!"

Li Yuan: "The wood texture of beech is layered on top of each other. It is indeed very rich. It is not an exaggeration to call it pagoda pattern."

"And the wood of beech is harder than ordinary wood, but this kind of wood is not hardwood. Beech played an important role in furniture materials in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has been valued since ancient times."

"It is true that beech wood is used to make a lot of furniture in Suzhou, and we also have a lot of beech wood furniture in the north. Most of them are Ming-style. The shape and workmanship are the same as those of huanghuali. They have always been valued by craftsmen and collectors."

"Beech is also divided into three categories by craftsmen, yellow beech, red beech and blood beech. According to the age of the tree, the color and density of beech also have certain differences, and the older beech with red wood, is called 'Blood Beech', the most prized beech wood."

"There are many varieties of fir, which are produced from the southern slopes of the Qinling Mountains in the north to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian and other places in the south."

"Fir wood is straight, the sapwood is reddish-yellow, and the heartwood is purple-brown, and the color will become darker as time goes on. Moreover, the texture of fir is light and soft, resistant to decay, house insect erosion, and small deformation. It has been used since ancient times. It is a common material for construction, shipbuilding and all kinds of furniture, especially folk furniture, which is widely used."

"There is also the Kaimu called pistachio."

"When it comes to Kaimu, everyone may not know it, but when it comes to regular script, everyone must be familiar with it."

Studio.

"Kaimu? Regular script?"

"Are the two related?"

"Regular script, do you mean the characters written with a pen made of regular wood, so it is called regular script?"

"Your statement is too nonsense, can the two have a trap relationship?"

"Hey, don't say it! The two are indeed related!"

"Does it really matter?"

Li Yuan: "It really does matter!"

"The netizen's guess just now is indeed true. According to legend, there is a regular script hand-planted by Confucius student Zi Gong in the Kongling Mausoleum in Qufu, Shandong. Because of its straight quality, calligraphy is called regular script."

"The sapwood of Kaimu is light reddish-brown, the heartwood is dark green-brown, and the annual rings are also very obvious. The texture is tight and tough, and it has a bright luster when planed. It is a good wood for making furniture."

"And the wood includes paulownia, cypress, walnut, catalpa and so on."

"Paulownia is light, loose, and insect-resistant. The heartwood is white, light yellow or brown, with little deformation. It is generally used to make musical instruments, clogs, boxes, cabinets and other furniture."

"Dured pear wood is earthy yellow in color, delicate and unadorned, with little difference in horizontal and vertical grains, so it is more suitable for carving. However, in the old days, durwood was generally used to carve boards and seals."

"Cedarwood is a kind of wood with fragrance, and it can also be used as medicine. Cypress seeds can calm the nerves and invigorate the heart."

"The color of cypress is yellow, the texture is relatively fine, fragrant, water-resistant, and has many knots. Because of its corrosion resistance, many high-end coffins are made of cypress."

"The so-called catalpa is the walnut catalpa."

Speaking of walnut catalpa, the anchor had found a piece in the mountains before, and Li Yuan made it into an antique table when building the house, and Li Yuan still loves it very much.

"In the folks, the walnut wood that does not bear fruit has always been called catalpa, while the brown eye arrangement of catalpa wood is flat and dull, the color is dark, soft and less shiny, but its shrinkage is small, so it can be used as a door core table core, often used together with Korean wood and walnut wood .”

"After walnut wood is polished and waxed, it will have a hardwood-like luster. The wood is fine and asexual, easy to carve, and the color is gray and soft. And the objects made of walnut wood are basically high-quality works, which can be used or hidden. "

"Walnut wood features only fine needle-like brown eyes and light yellow filament-like growth rings. The weight is the same as that of elm. Catalpa wood is lighter than walnut wood, and its color is darker. It is loose and has big brown eyes. And dispersion, that's the main difference between the two of them."

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