Redwood standard

National standard setting of "rosewood":

A "national standard", rosewood task source, responsible units and drafters

The national standard of rosewood was put forward by the State Forestry Administration, and it was standardized by the China timber Standardization Technical committee. The drafting unit is the Institute of wood industry, Chinese Academy of forestry. "Redwood" national standard number is GB/T18107 - 2000, the State Bureau of quality and technical supervision for the first time, implemented in August 1, 2000.

Two, "mahogany" is the standard of eight types of commercial materials collectively

The national standard of "rosewood rosewood" is a popular saying in fame, after careful screening, to determine the basis of careful study, batted and solicit opinions on the. Rosewood is referred to as the current domestic mahogany furniture of the conventional materials (specific name: each class has its own red sandalwood, rosewood, incense sticks of wood, black rosewood, red rosewood, ebony, striped ebony and wings of wood). Rosewood is local spread of classical furniture timber name limit most, in the name of mahogany, other than the species with little or no repeat; is currently the most widely circulated name and the masses recognized.

Real mahogany and fake mahogany:

Classical furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties timber identification since ancient times is mainly by experience, as the wood wood color, pattern, and hard inclusions in the conduit to determine if the red sandalwood, red sandalwood, red sandalwood, divided into golden chicken red sandalwood, red sandalwood ox hair pattern; there are also different species confused. As the red sandalwood in Dalbergia, put the pear into ormosia, also some people according to different time, will be divided into the old mahogany wood, rosewood, or according to the material color is divided into Huanghua and grass pear. Classical furniture scholars are mostly devoted to the study of furniture modeling and technology, and they are deeply convinced of the importance and difficulty of identifying the names of trees, and they want to solve this problem with the help of plant classification. As everyone knows, is based on the classification of plant flowers and fruits, leaves and branches to identify, but with the addition of classical furniture rosewood Dalbergia mostly imported materials, imported materials for these branches, leaves, flowers and fruits is difficult, and the wood pigeon is more difficult. Therefore, the correct name of the tree species has been delayed. Even if the classical furniture masterpiece "Ming furniture research" (1989, Hongkong Sanlian Bookstore Publishing), did not solve this problem. The book confused and India rosewood rosewood, rosewood Dalbergia included in the wrong turn. Guangdong scholar Lin Yangsan and Sue the sea in "Ming style furniture with precious hardwood and test" ("Chinese wood" in 1993, second, third) pointed out in an article, in addition to Dalbergia odorifera and ebony, have put forward different views on the name of the other 5 Wood species. The author thinks that only relying on wood anatomy can solve this problem. Can separate from Dalbergia odorifera in Hainan due to the xylotomist and botanist Chen Dezhao Cheng Junqing. A recent study by wood anatomy to determine the name mahogany trees, and with the national standard "rosewood" issued by the executive, in order to obtain good results; but some unscrupulous manufacturers flagrant disregard of the national standard, as the real ones, confusion in the market. To this end, the vast number of manufacturers and consumers should work together to combat fake mahogany furniture manufacturers, or carry forward the mahogany culture will be an empty talk.