How to distinguish the quality of sandalwood Distinguish the authenticity of sandalwood

Summary. If you want to identify the authenticity of sandalwood, you can judge it in the following ways. First of all, the texture of sandalwood can be observed, the surface of real sandalwood has fine grooves, while the surface of false sandalwood is smooth and smooth; Secondly, sandalwood and water can be rubbed together, real sandalwood will leave a faint layer of oil marks, while fake sandalwood does not; Finally, you can stick white paper to pat the sandalwood, real sandalwood has a special timbre, while fake sandalwood will make a deep sound.

Identify the authenticity of sandalwood.

If you want to identify the authenticity of sandalwood, you can judge it in the following ways. First of all, the texture of sandalwood can be observed, the surface of real sandalwood has fine grooves, while the surface of false sandalwood is smooth and smooth; Secondly, sandalwood and water can be rubbed together, real sandalwood will leave a faint layer of oil marks, while fake sandalwood does not; Finally, you can stick white paper to pat the sandalwood, real sandalwood has a special timbre, while fake sandalwood will make a deep sound.

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For the identification of sandalwood, the commonly used techniques are: observe the texture of the sandalwood surface, the real sandalwood surface has fine grooves, and the fake sandalwood surface is smooth and smooth; When sandalwood and water are rubbed together, real sandalwood will leave a faint layer of oil marks, while fake sandalwood will not; Stick a white paper to pat the sandalwood, the real sandalwood has a special timbre, while the fake sandalwood will make a deep sound.

The way to identify sandalwood is to use an alcohol cotton ball to gently rub it on the surface of the wood, if the cotton ball is purple-red, it is red sandalwood. You can scrape a little wood dust from the wood and soak it in wine, if there are blood-red silk strips at the end of the chips, it is red sandalwood. The old red sandalwood does not fade when soaked in water, and the color will fall off as soon as it is wiped, and the new red sandalwood will fade after soaking in water, and the color will not fall off when it is soaked.

1. Sandalwood. Sandalwood, Sanskrit is the meaning of giving, because of its hard wood, fragrant and eternal, colorful and changeable and poisonous, immortal, and can avoid evil, so it is also called holy sandalwood.

Large arbor, up to 20-27m in diameter. There are 100 species in this genus, which are distributed in tropical America and Africa.

Sandalwood sapwood is clearly differentiated. Heartwood is reddish-brown to purplish-reddish-brown, often with black-brown concentric circular stripes. Sapwood light reddish-white to light brown.

The growth rings are not obvious. Good luster. The timber structure is thin and slightly uniform; High strength; Corrosion resistant.

Drying should be slow, with slight end cracks. Air-dry density.

2. Morphological characteristics.

Green sandalwood grows in the primeval forest, surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, and collects the aura of heaven and earth.

It is sparsely populated and is offered as a sacred tree by the local aborigines.

It was discovered at the beginning of the eighteenth century, when people harvested and made fine furniture and crafts, and refined flavors.

This is because of the abundant organic matter contained in green sandalwood, and it is also the most effective and easiest way to judge the real and fake green sandalwood.

It is yellowish-brown in sunlight, turns green in dim light, and changes to dark blue and purple when humidity and temperature rise.

Third, the range of distribution.

Sandalwood mainly grows in the tropics, its wood is hard, the fragrance is fragrant and eternal, the color is gorgeous and changeable, and the poison is not invaded, it is immortal through the ages, and can avoid evil, so it is also called holy sandalwood.

Ebony can prevent all kinds of poisons, and soaking in water can be a variety of poisons.

Green sandalwood, with a high collection value, made of a variety of green sandalwood products, green sandalwood jewelry, green sandalwood handicrafts, in our country and internationally have the value of collection and decoration.

Golden sandalwood, nourishing the essence and strengthening the kidneys, strengthening the foundation Golden sandalwood, produced in Nepal, the "land of the gods" at the southern foot of the Himalayas.

Rosewood, has a miraculous effect of nourishing people, after a long period of contact, some of their yellow teeth have become particularly white, in addition it is mainly used to make high-end furniture and other delicate utensils.

Counterfeit detection method:

First, sandalwood is generally yellow-brown or dark brown, and after a long time, the color is slightly darker, the luster is good, and the pulp is not as obvious as red sandalwood or huanghuali. The texture is hard, delicate, smooth, and feels good, with an air-dry density of up to grams of cubic centimeters, a straight or slightly wavy texture, and obvious or inconspicuous growth rings.

Second, the aroma is mellow and lasts for a long time, and it is not obvious for a long time, but it is scraped with a blade, and the aroma is still strong, which is slightly light and natural compared with the pungent fragrance of camphor and fragrant nan. Some people soak or spray wood with artificial flavors to pass off as sandalwood, and the fragrance is generally distinctly medicated and not persistent.

Thirdly, the wood that is passed off as sandalwood. Some of the wood qualities of the Sandalwood genus cannot be compared with Sandalwood from India and Indonesia. The best quality sandalwood is produced in India, followed by Indonesia.

In general, sandalwood is used in the international market for other woods of the genus or different families but similar in appearance to sandalwood, and there are also scented woods to pass off as sandalwood.