The English name of cherry wood is cherry Chinese name: cherry wood, also known as American black cherry. The main producing area is in North America, the main producing area is mainly in the eastern United States, and there are many varieties of American cherry wood European cherry wood, Japanese cherry wood, etc., and traditional European furniture is very desirable to use cherry wood furniture. Since the 17th century, cherry wood is Carpenter and decorative craftsman's favorite material. With the gradual improvement of the consumption of cherry wood in the furniture market in China, the bad merchants in China also use the southwestern birch to pretend to be cherry wood.
The advantages of cherry wood furniture
The cherry wood core transitions from deep red to light reddish brown, and the wood texture is straight. Cherry wood has good bending properties, general strength and resistance to load. Cherry wood is easy to process by hand, wood is not hard, and the loss of equipment is relatively small. In addition, the cherry wood shrinks after drying, but this time, the performance after drying is very stable, and the application is very extensive.
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Cherry wood and southwestern birch are very similar, so what is the difference between imported cherry wood (European cherry wood, American cherry wood) and domestic cherry wood southwestern birch?
There are actually two kinds of cherry wood on the market, one is imported cherry wood (including European cherry wood and American cherry wood), the other is domestic cherry wood, and domestic cherry wood is actually not real cherry wood. It is a southwestern birch, and the appearance of the two wood grain is similar. How do you distinguish them?
First of all, from the texture point of view, there are black spots in the cherry wood, and the southwestern birch does not. Secondly, from the color point of view, the real cherry wood furniture is yellowish, and the southwestern birch is reddish, commonly known as red cherry.
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The specific difference between the two:
(1) European cherry wood Rosaceae. Distributed in the UK, from Scandinavia to the southwest and south of the former Soviet Union. It is also distributed in western Asia and North Africa. The heartwood is light rose to brown, with a clear boundary with light sapwood, the structure is fine and uniform, the wood texture is straight, and the air dry density is 0.63g/cm3. The long-term exposure of wood to the air gradually turns red, like real mahogany and mahogany. The material is hard and mechanically similar to oak. The drying effect is better, and the warp is slightly inclined. The processing performance is good, but the quality of the machined surface is related to the type of wood structure. Textured interlaced wood, easy to burr processing, so the cutting angle should be 20 °. The texture is straight and can be processed into a smooth surface. This wood can be used for rotary cutting, dyeing and polishing. Used in some countries in Europe for plywood and decorative panels.
(2) The name of the southwestern birch is also known as birch, birch, birch birch. There are distributions in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, as well as in Vietnam, Myanmar and Nepal. The wood is reddish brown, slightly lustrous, the texture is straight or slightly staggered, the structure is medium to thick, uneven, the wood is medium in weight, dry and shrink, the mechanical strength is medium to high, and the air dry density is 0.666g/cm3. No special smell and taste, good drying performance and stable performance after drying. Wood infusion is not easy and corrosion resistance is strong. Good processing performance, smooth surface, good paint and adhesive properties. It is suitable for the manufacture of high-strength plywood for aircraft and ships, high-grade furniture, interior decoration (doors, windows, floors), sleepers and sculptures, machine models, butts, stationery, etc. It is also used for greening of street trees. Because its wood texture, color and color are similar to imported cherry wood, it is called “made cherry woodâ€.
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