First, Fraxinus mandshurica. The wood grain of Fraxinus mandshurica is very prominent, the sapwood is yellow and white, and the interior is brown and slightly yellow. After sawing, the wood is slightly golden in color, moderate in hardness, smooth in texture, beautiful in pattern, good in processability and paint performance, water-resistant and wear-resistant, and small in deformation. It is an ideal surface material and is suitable for making various furniture.
Second, oak. Oak wood is heavy and hard, with thick structure, obvious wood rays, high mechanical strength, difficult to dry, difficult to process, resistant to damage, and difficult to bond, but it has good coloring performance and good bending performance, and is often used as furniture surface materials and veneers.
Third, cherry wood. Cherry wood is mainly produced in Europe and North America, with light yellow-brown wood and elegant texture. The tangential section has a medium parabolic pattern with small circles. Cherry wood is also high-grade wood, furniture generally uses wood skin, rarely uses solid wood.
Fourth, elm trees. Elm wood is tough, clear in texture, moderate in hardness and strength, and can be adapted to general carved reliefs. The plane is smooth, the chord pattern is beautiful, and there is a pattern of chicken wing wood. After drying, shaping, carving, polishing and painting, elm trees can make exquisite carved lacquer crafts. It can be seen everywhere in the furniture market in the north. Elm and beech produced in the south are called north elm and south beech. 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. The biggest furniture in the north is elm, waxed and painted.
Five, black walnut. Walnut is one of the highest quality wood, mainly produced in North America and Europe. Walnut made in China is lighter in color. Black walnut is light dark brown with purple, and the cutting surface is a beautiful large parabolic pattern (mountain pattern). Black walnut is very expensive. Furniture is generally made of wood skin, rarely solid wood.
6. Birch and basswood. Birch has fine structure, high strength, good color, loose texture and easy processing. The difference between core wood and sapwood is not obvious. There are beautiful patterns on the tangent line. After drying, it is easy to crack, warp and deform, which is more suitable for making furniture feet and door frames. Basswood is soft and easy to process. Good coloring power and paint performance, small shrinkage, not easy to deform, very suitable for surface inlay.
Seven, white beech, red beech. In the current home decoration, Fraxinus mandshurica has become the mainstream of the whole decoration market because of its low price and uniform color, but there are also shortcomings such as large patterns, delicate wood and yellowish color, so white and red beech trees are gradually popularized. Both Zelkova schneideriana and Zelkova schneideriana belong to Zelkova of Ulmaceae, with obvious annual rings and bright and full wood color. The color of beech tree is dark, and the color of beech tree is light.