Laoyu wood furniture
1, the real concept of old elm refers to the old elm, refers to the recycled old elm beams and old door panels, and is by no means a simple long elm 100 and 200 years old elm! Even a tree that has grown for 300 years, as long as it is cut down in recent years, is a new elm, not an old elm at all.
2. The new old elm furniture currently on the market refers to all kinds of furniture made of these two raw materials. Because the old elm wood door board has been completely weathered after years of wind, sun and rain, the wood tendons are prominent, and the board will have uneven wind patterns, which is very vicissitudes, so it is often used to make pastoral furniture with great personality; Old elm beams are mostly used to make classical furniture because of their obvious wood grain and stable wood.
Characteristics of old elm trees
Elm furniture: the wood texture is rough and generous, and the texture is hard. Elms are widely distributed in northern China. Elm is one of the main furniture materials because of its slow growth, tough wood, clear texture, moderate hardness and strength, smooth plane and beautiful chords. The characteristics of its wood are clearly distinguished by heartwood, the sapwood is narrow and dark yellow, and the heartwood is dark purple gray; The material is light and hard, with high mechanical strength, flat texture and rough structure. Can be used for furniture, decoration, etc. Elm can be dried, carved, polished and painted to make exquisite lacquer carving crafts. It can be seen everywhere in the furniture market in the north. Elm, known as "elm pimple", is said to be difficult to understand and cut. In fact, from now on, the old elm is more like a "market" veteran who knows the customs. No matter in front of Wang Xietang or in the backyard of the people, you can see its standing figure, bold and hearty laughter and decorative talent.
The old elm tree, with its tough personality, heavy personality and open mind, has occupied a huge market share and won unanimous praise and appreciation! Ulmus pumila, Ulmus pumila and Ulmus pumila are mainly produced in temperate zones, deciduous trees and tall trees, which are distributed all over the north, especially in the Yellow River basin. Elm is tough, clear in texture, moderate in soft and hard strength, suitable for general relief carving, smooth in plane and beautiful in chords, and can be used for furniture and decoration. Elm can be shaped, carved, polished and painted to make exquisite lacquer carving crafts. It can be seen everywhere in the furniture market in the north. And the width of the fabric is large, and the texture is moist and excellent; The deformation rate is small, and the carved patterns are mostly rough. Elm can be divided into yellow elm and purple elm. Elm is more common, and the wood is pale yellow when it is newly cut, and its color gradually deepens with the growth of tree age; Purple elm is naturally dark purple, and the color of heavy elm is similar to that of old mahogany. So the biggest furniture in the north is elm, waxed and painted.
Elm is made of other materials, and traces of elm furniture can be seen at any time in Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan and other ancient furniture provinces. The production time span of elm furniture is very long, and it never stopped from the beginning of Ming Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty, and its evolution process and regional characteristics are very clear. Early elm furniture was mainly dedicated to furniture, such as tables and cases, which looked like Gu Zhuo and were mostly displayed in temples, family shrines and other places, so it can be preserved to this day. Especially the old elm. In Beijing's old city reconstruction projects in recent years, many old elms removed from old houses have become the wood for many old elm furniture manufacturers in Beijing to make furniture. I have a special liking for this kind of old wood with strong and unyielding quality and heavy personality, which makes many people have a special liking. The clear texture and simple color of elm contain the rough and bold taste of the north and have a natural and simple charm. These old elms, which have been polished by time, have a rough color and a stronger smell. Even those "shortcomings" on them, such as bug eyes and knots, have a shocking beauty of vicissitudes. These all have a simple natural flavor, and the changes in texture and color reveal profound historical and cultural connotations.
Types of old elm furniture:
Elm can be divided into spring elm, split leaf elm, green elm, yellow elm, white elm, northeast elm, big leaf elm and so on. Among them, the yellow elm and white elm in Hebei and Shandong are the main ones, which can be used as beams and furniture, while the mountain elm and northeast elm are poor in material, and even if they have been beams for enough years, they are generally not used as furniture. "Heavenly Creations": "The beams are made of nanmu, eucalyptus, camphor, elm and locust." The elm trees mentioned here are the common green elm, yellow elm and white elm in Hebei and Shandong.