You are wrong. 花梨木, particularly Hainan yellow 花梨木 is among the most expensive hardwood around the world. Should have googled first.
In China, there are roughly 8 types of 红木. 紫檀 is traditionally THE only 红木. Today however 红木 includes many more, roughly 8 types and 33 subtypes. Many 红木 furnitures today use imported wood like Burmese rosewood, African rosewood, where the price is much less expensive. The manufacturing process is another important factor in determining good quality 红木 furnitures.
I've heard many incidences that 红木 furnitures are easily cracked in Canadian dry winters. Maintaining 红木 furniture is another concern. Many families that bought 红木 furnitures put a protective glass on top, which makes the furnitures appearing ugly and cheap.
In short, there are fantastic 红木 furnitures, like those Ming & Qing dynasty chairs, but the majority of 红木 furnitures on the oversea market today is just so so, many are made with partly 红木 and partly other wood.
红木种类和红木家具的鉴别
红木家具国际驰名,其特点是色泽庄重,纹理精细美观,木质坚硬沉重,结实耐用。正宗的红木是紫檀木,质量最佳,一般呈红色,木质坚硬沉重,木纹细密,有油性。现在做家具的红木多为鸡枝木、酸枝木、花梨木和香红木(这些木材也属红木范畴)。 1、鸡枝木: 木质特别坚硬,显得深沉稳重,木纹清晰,成品光滑发亮,颜色接近老红木,是红木中的上品。 2、酸枝木: 木质坚硬度稍次于鸡枝木,但同样具有深沉稳重、木纹明显、制品亮滑、颜色接近老红木的优点。 3、花梨木: 木质坚硬、沉重,木纹明晰,但颜色较淡,亦是红木中的佳品。 4、香红木: 盛产于巴西,带有一种特殊香味,但颜色和坚硬度均较次于上述品种,是红木中的下等品。 红木家具的鉴别主要看木质结构和重量。 1、看木质结构是否具有上述红木的特点。即木质本身是否带有紫红色、黄红色、赤红色或深红色等多种自然色泽;木纹是否质朴美观,幽雅清新,上漆后木纹是否仍然清新可见。假红木制品油漆后,一般颜色厚实,常有白色泛出,无纹理可寻。 2、看重量。真红木家具坚固结实,质地特别紧密,比一般柞木要重。相同造型、尺寸的假红木家具,重量比真品明显偏轻。 3、看是纯红木家还是红木贴面家具。有些产品虽称用红木制作,但仔细检查,则可发现是把红木开成薄片,贴在其他木材的表面伪装而已,并非真正的纯红木家具。 4、选购红木家具,最好是到信誉好、资信程度高的正规家具商店选购,看其商品标签上所标示的用材和漆料是否与成品相一致,并仔细咨询认真辨认,以避免误购,造成不必要的损失。
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花梨木是红硬木中次等的红木, 紫檀木为上等, 黑紫檀为最上品, 特重, 纹理很细。。很少见,我这次见有一套livingroom set 是黑紫檀。。好东西。。但价钱也好, 太贵。。买不起。。。