Tough wood, suitable for carving
Elm wood is tough, with high mechanical strength and strong corrosion resistance; Moderate hardness and strength, suitable for carving, and can be adapted to general relief carving.
Exquisite design, suitable for Qi Diao handicrafts.
Elm has clear texture, smooth plane and beautiful chords, similar to "chicken wing wood". Wood can be shaped, carved, polished and painted, and it can make exquisite painted crafts.
Ming style is elegant and generous.
The elm furniture in China is mainly Ming style, with simple shape, smooth lines and elegant style. Ming-style furniture is moderately decorated, moderately complicated and locally decorated.
Easily deformed and susceptible to insects.
Elm is divided into old and new, easy to deform, insect-loving, and has serious shrinkage, which are the shortcomings of new elm furniture; The disadvantage of the old elm is that there will be old wormholes, old cracks and old tenons in some places.
It is easy to crack and needs to be kept dry.
The elm furniture dried strictly in the drying room is not easy to crack, but elm is not easy to dry. At present, there are many elm boards on the market, and the wood is not dried properly because of many problems in cost or equipment, and the elm furniture made is easy to crack and deform. Therefore, it is necessary to keep ancient furniture dry under the condition of ensuring that it is not exposed to excessive sunlight.
Pay attention to cleaning and avoid wet cloth.
Wet cloth is the natural enemy of ancient furniture. Because the moisture in wet cloth is mixed with lime sand, it will form particles, and once it rubs the surface of furniture, it will easily cause certain damage to it. So there is dust on the ancient furniture, how to clean it? It is best to brush the dust gently with a soft brush, and then wipe it slowly with a dry cloth made of cotton and linen. If the furniture is stained, you can wipe it with a small amount of water-soluble or oily cleaner.