Trees that can be used for root carving
Boxwood, ebony, beech, cypress, elm, ebony, jujube, etc.
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Litchi, an evergreen tree, belongs to Sapindaceae. It is hardwood, superior wood, and has strong acid resistance. The material is hard and heavy, tough and durable, and is not afraid of soaking in water. It is a good material for wood carving and furniture. Litchi trees that are more than 100 years old have good root nodes and are more ornamental than ordinary redwoods.
Wenge
That is "?" "Jim", also known as "Qi", is a kind of mahogany with chicken wings (V-shaped) patterns on the section of wood heartwood. Chicken wing wood is famous for its distinctive and unique texture.
camphorwood
Also known as Cinnamomum camphora, the whole plant is fragrant. It is produced in the Yangtze River valley in China and its vast area to the south, and can be seen everywhere in the valley. The bark is yellowish brown, slightly dark gray, and the heartwood is reddish brown. The quality is heavy and hard, the wood is big, and the texture is delicate and intricate. The cut surface is smooth and shiny, the color is beautiful after painting, it is not easy to deform after drying, it is durable and easy to carve. The camphor wood carving has the functions of expelling insects, sterilizing and purifying the air.
boxwood
Boxwood, which has been difficult to grow for thousands of years, grows slowly. Generally, it takes 40-50 years to grow to 3-5 cm in height and less than 10 cm in diameter. Because it is difficult to grow, it is only suitable for carving small people. But the texture is tough, delicate, moderate in hardness, bright in color, and some are egg-yellow. After careful carving, it can be comparable to ivory. As time goes on, its color changes from light to dark. In China, the folk boxwood has always been regarded as a safe and auspicious top grade.
Chinese torreya
Torreya grandis, also known as Torreya grandis, is a famous tree that has been successful for thousands of years and belongs to Leguminosae. Produced in Japan, South Korea and China, Yunnan and Sichuan at the top of Hengduan Mountains at an altitude of 3,000-4,000 meters, it is solid and firm in material, thin and straight in texture, golden in color and fragrant in smell.
red sandalwood
Its wood grain is like tiger skin and raccoon spot, also known as "flower raccoon", which is full of domineering. The old man tattooed his fist, while the young man straightened it. Wood knot patterns such as money halo, bright color, clear texture, can be used as furniture, stationery.
Yinxiang
Three national treasures of Myanmar: camphor tree, jade and teak. Yinxiang has grown for at least 50 years, with slow growth, high hardness and not easy to wear. At the same time, it also contains extremely heavy oil and iron, which keeps it unchanged, resistant to acid and alkali, moisture and corrosion, and the color after polishing and planing is oxidized into golden yellow through photosynthesis.
Taxus China
Also known as yew and cypress, they are ancient tree species left over from the Quaternary Ice Age. Taxol contained in Taxus chinensis has unique anticancer mechanism and high anticancer activity, which can prevent the proliferation of cancer cells and inhibit the migration of tumor cells. It is recognized as the most important anticancer active substance in the field of natural medicine. Taxus chinensis generally grows for 100∽250 years, which is a rare and endangered plant in China.
sandals
Sandalwood is delicate in texture, and many ancient temples or furniture are made of sandalwood. Sandalwood not only has the function of preventing ants, but also has the effect of clearing blood and diminishing inflammation. Sandalwood also has spasmolytic and strengthening effects on the body.
Red sandalwood is hard in texture, varied in color from dark black to red, and delicate in texture. Rosewood has high density and heavy wood. The growth rate is slow, and it takes more than 800 years to become a timber once every five years. Its hardness is the first, and it is called "the wood of kings".
Since Shang and Zhou Dynasties, rosewood has been a good furniture material for shafts and palaces. According to historical records, mahogany was first imported from Annan (now Vietnam). In the late Ming dynasty, in order to show the majesty of the imperial court, a large number of rosewood were imported from Nanyang and hidden in the palace. In the early Qing Dynasty, all kinds of furniture were made of rosewood. Small mahogany furniture was handed down from generation to generation in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing dynasty, rosewood gradually became the new favorite of the court, almost monopolized by the court.
Hainan Huang Huali
Huang Huali, Hainan is a national first-class rare plant, alias Dalbergia odorifera, which only occurs on the hillside below 350 meters above sea level in Hainan Island, China. According to historical records, Hainan Huali has been a specialty of Gong Yu Palace in Hainan since the Tang Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the furniture made of rosewood not only became the exclusive tribute of the royal family, but also became the symbol of the feudal ruling class.
camphorwood
Zhangshu. Cinnamomum camphora, also known as Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum camphora, etc. It is the most important tree species for extracting camphor, camphor oil (camphor tincture) and linalool. The trunk and roots of mature camphor trees contain as much as 20-25% camphor and camphor oil. Folk use it to make furniture, sculpture, wood products and home decoration.
Cinnamomum camphora is a talented person in architecture and furniture, which is not deformed and insect-resistant. Cinnamomum camphora has delicate wood, natural texture, tough texture and is not easy to break. Folk carved Buddha statues with camphor wood. (Note: Camphor is a granular crystal distilled from the roots, stems, branches and leaves of Cinnamomum camphora. )
Cinnamomum camphora is warm and pungent; It can clear the orifices, remove filth, warm the middle warmer, relieve pain, promote diuresis and kill insects. Used to extract chemical raw materials such as camphor (molecular formula C 10H 16O) and camphor oil (composed of camphor and other by-products such as eucalyptus oil, linalool, turpentine, safrole, white camphor oil, red camphor oil and blue camphor oil). A variety of terpenoids), linalool is the most important raw material tree species.