1. Advantages and disadvantages of elm furniture-advantages:
1. Old elm furniture has strong toughness and corrosion resistance.
Elm has clear and smooth texture, strength and hardness, and is suitable for making carved furniture and exquisite handicrafts.
2. The wood is stable and beautiful.
The wood used in old elm furniture has stood the test of time, from decades to hundreds of years ago, so the wood is very stable and will not be deformed and moth-eaten. In addition, the surface is covered with a layer of natural oil paint paste, which looks very beautiful.
3, the pattern is exquisite and distinctive, and high-grade handicrafts can be made.
The sapwood of elm is dark yellow, the heartwood is dark purple gray, and the texture is clear. With the smooth plane of chord surface and beautiful patterns, all kinds of exquisite carved lacquer crafts can be made.
4, the value-added space is large.
The value of old elm furniture will be higher and higher with the growth of years. First, the material properties of elm are gradually stable after logging, and second, the growth cycle of elm is long, which takes about one hundred years from planting to logging. The scarcity of things is also the reason for its value improvement.
Second, the advantages and disadvantages of elm furniture-disadvantages:
1. The new elm has some shortcomings, such as easy deformation, insect-loving and serious shrinkage, while the old elm has some shortcomings, such as old bug eyes and cracking.
2. Elm needs to be dried in the drying room during processing, so it is not easy to crack. However, because elm is not easy to dry, many manufacturers in the market have insufficient drying due to many problems such as cost and equipment, and the elm furniture produced is easy to crack and deform.
Third, how to maintain elm furniture:
1. The temperature requirement of old elm furniture is between 20℃ and 30℃. If floor heating is installed at home, it should be heated in stages, and the temperature should not be too high to cause damage.
2. Avoid putting old elm furniture in direct sunlight for a long time, otherwise it will easily cause fading and cracking.
3. Old elm has the characteristics of moisture absorption and expansion. It is suggested that old elm furniture should not be placed in damp places to avoid mildew and cracking.
4. Always open the window for ventilation at home to keep the indoor temperature and humidity relatively stable.
4. What is old elm furniture?
Old elm furniture, as the name implies, is made of old elm, so what is the key? The old elm is an elm beam that has been removed from the old house for many years. Because after years of thorough drying, it is not easy to deform, and the wood of elm is very good. As long as you can make materials, stay and make all kinds of classical furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are also old elm furniture left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which are of high value, high collection and use value.
It is worth noting that the real old elm refers to the old elm, which is the recycled old elm beam and old door panel material, not the elm that has grown for two or three hundred years! Even trees that have grown for 500 years, as long as they are cut in recent years, are all new elms, and cannot be called old elms.
How about old elm furniture?
At present, the new and old elm furniture sold in the market refers to all kinds of furniture made of old elm beams and old door panels. Because the old elm wood door board, after years of wind, rain and sunshine, has been completely weathered, the wood tendons are prominent, and the board will show uneven wind patterns, which is very vicissitudes, so it is often used to make furniture with pastoral characteristics and characteristics. Old elm beams, because of their remarkable wood grain and stable properties, are mostly used to make classical furniture.
As you can see, the furniture of the old elm tree has solid, tough quality and heavy personality. Clear texture and simple color. Because elm grows in the north, it has the boldness of the north. These old elms, which have been polished over the years, are getting rougher and rougher in color. Those that are like wormeyes and wooden knots have a natural and quaint charm and a shocking beauty of vicissitudes. These natural and quaint smells and vicissitudes of texture color reveal the profound historical and cultural heritage of ancient China.
Maintenance of Old Elm Furniture
The advantages of old elm furniture make many people buy and collect it, but it also has its own temperament, which needs people's attention. Old elm furniture requires a temperature of 20-30℃, so if there is floor heating at home, it should be heated in stages, and the temperature should not be too high. Also, it is necessary to avoid putting old elm furniture in a place where the sun shines for a long time, otherwise it will easily cause fading and cracking. Old elm also has the characteristics of moisture absorption and expansion, so you can't put old elm furniture in a damp place, otherwise it will be easy to get moldy and crack. Ventilate the home frequently to keep the temperature and humidity stable.
6. Advantages and disadvantages of old elm furniture
Seven, the advantages of old elm furniture:
1. Old elm furniture has strong toughness and corrosion resistance. Moderate strength and hardness, suitable for making carved furniture. The texture of the old elm is clear and smooth, which can be used to make exquisite handicrafts.
2. The history of old elm furniture will be much more vicissitudes, from decades ago to hundreds of years ago. Due to the test of time, the wood of the old elm has been very stable, will not be deformed, will not give birth to insects, elm furniture can not avoid this. Old elm furniture has stable wood, the surface is covered with a layer of natural ointment, and the annual rings directly form a layer of dark yellow gum, which looks very beautiful.
3. The sapwood of Ulmus pumila is clearly distinguishable, with dark yellow sapwood and dark purple-gray heartwood. Its texture is clear, the plane is smooth, the chord pattern is beautiful, and there is a pattern similar to "chicken wing wood". Wood can be shaped, carved, polished and painted, and it can make exquisite painted crafts.
4. The value-added space is large, and the real old elm furniture will only get higher and higher with the growth of years. On the one hand, the material properties of elm are gradually stable after logging, on the other hand, the growth cycle of elm is long, and it takes at least one hundred years from planting to logging. Due to the environmental protection policy, the felling of elm trees may be banned in the next few years, so the use of elm wood will be very urgent, and the value of elm furniture will also increase.
Disadvantages of old elm furniture:
To say that the shortcomings of old elm furniture are bug eyes or traces of cracks and scratches left many years ago, which may affect the aesthetic effect when applied to new furniture.
Eight, buy old elm furniture should pay attention to:
Although there is a word difference between old elm furniture and elm furniture, there is still a certain gap in material and quality. When shopping, pay attention to distinguish.
1. Distinguish inferior elms. There are also good and bad elms. Among the old elm furniture, the new elm, the mountain elm and the northeast elm are relatively poor even if they are old materials. We can judge them by wood grain and color, which requires some experience.
2. Distinguish skin patches. Veneering refers to a thin layer of elm on the surface, which is a fake of compressed board or multilayer board. There are basically no wormholes in this material, and elm is a kind of material prone to insects, especially when the tree is alive and one or two years after it is cut down. Therefore, it is difficult to find large old elm furniture with no wormholes and a very flat surface. Although the treated wormhole is not obvious, you can still see it if you look closely. The material of the skin patch is completely insect-free and will be treated to be absolutely flat.
3. Beech wood in old elm furniture. Beeches do not belong to elms, let alone old elms. Its price is low, and the wood is much worse than the old elm. Some merchants call it Nanyu, which is intended to be compared with the old elm in the traditional sense to confuse people. Pay attention when buying.